Pololu Valley

Pololu Valley

Big Island, Hawaii
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User Rating

Difficulty 7

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Break frequency 6

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216 days a year

Powerful Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

2.5m - 3.0m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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general information

Located at the very end of Highway 270, below Pololu Valley Lookout is a small rock-black sand beach with an offshore reef that provides powerful and steep peaks. Can be heavy wave and is very isolated. In Hawaiian, Pololu means “long spear”.

Wave length

50-100m

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Best months

October - April

Equipment

Body Board, Short board

Wave type

Powerful

Access

Standard Paddle, Long Walk

Hazards

Sharks, Urchins, Reef/Rock, Locals, Very Isolated, Rips

5 Day Forecast

5 day forecast not available.

Air - Sea - Swell - Wind

  • Spring suit
  • Spring suit
  • Board shorts
  • Board shorts

NE

0M / F5

NE

0M / F6

NE

0M / F5

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0M / F4

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Pololu Valley Beach

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