Puamana

About

This park has a narrow sandy beach.Offshore Puamana is a broad wave protected fringing reef with a gradual seaward slope. This area is not normally impacted by severe storm waves but was decimated in 1992 by anomalous surf generated to the southwest by Hurricane Iniki. Nearly all coral was broken off removed by the event. The substratum was barren after the storm event, but has been gradually increasing again in coral cover. The gently sloping reef zone between 5-20' eventually gives way to a sandy bottom.This reef is protected from North Pacific Swell by the Islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai to the north and west. The island of Kahoolawe partially blocks south swell, but Puamani is vulnerable to waves from the southwest.

Location

Access

drive through the poli and then turn off right before the first turn into front street and it has a sign "Puamana" hence the name of the park

Walk	Instant access (<5 min)
Public access	Yes
4x4 required	Unknown
Boat required	Unknown

Wave Characteristics

Type	Reef (rocky)
Direction	Right and left
Bottom	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Power	Ordinary, Fun, Powerless
Frequency	Very consistent (150+ days/year)
Normal length	Long (150 to 300m)
Good day length	Exceptional (>500m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	West
Swell direction	West, SouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell size	3ft-5ft - 8ft+
Tide	Mid and high tide
Tide movement	Falling tide

Crowd

Week	Few surfers
Weekend	Few surfers

Dangers

Urchins, Rocks

Videos

None

Nearby spots

Lahaina Harbor - Break Wall

0.79 miles away

Direction:	Left
Bottom:	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Frequency:	Very consistent (150+ days/year)

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Harbors

0.97 miles away

Direction:	Left
Bottom:	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.) with sand
Frequency:	Regular (100 days/year)

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Boneyard

1.13 miles away

Direction:	Left
Bottom:	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Frequency:	Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)

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