Photo: AussieActive / UnsplashIntermediate–advanced surf, boardshorts water year-round, growing nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round94% surfable at peak
SuitsInt → Adv1 known spot
Boardlongboard · bothbreak type not yet verified
Water24.3–26.6°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet326 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,550+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- Honoli‘i0 km
1 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (7)
Coworking1 listed
- CoCreate HiloView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Poppy'sView on Google
- Ola'a Coffee CompanyView on Google
- Hilo Ice CoffeeView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- CrossFit Huaka'iView on Google
- The Brave FitnessView on Google
- Kawananakoa GymView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 88%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
94peak · Jun
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
69%63%63%75%74%77%71%71%81%80%74%73%
Water
25°25°24°24°25°26°26°27°27°27°26°26°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 21% | 21% | 15% | 21% | 39% | 52% | 44% | 51% | 46% | 27% | 14% | 12% |
| Intermediate | 83% | 78% | 83% | 91% | 93% | 94% | 86% | 92% | 91% | 93% | 86% | 84% |
| Advanced | 85% | 82% | 84% | 91% | 91% | 90% | 82% | 86% | 87% | 92% | 91% | 90% |
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Working from here
median 326 Mbps · 1 known coworking space · from $1,390 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla326 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap1
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,550–$4,200
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Paukaa.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportHilo International Airport
CodeITO
Distance6 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction