Surf spot

Swimming Pools

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Country: USA, Hawaii, Hawaii Island
Coordinates: 20.2428, -155.7691

Metric
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Wave height (m)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4
Wave direction	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	ENE	SW	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	SSW	SW	SW
Wave period (s)	6.5	6.8	7.1	7.3	7.4	8.2	8.1	7.8	7.7	7.4	7.5	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.3	7	6.9	7.2	6.9	7	6.8	6.2	6.2	6.8	7	7.1	7.5	8.3	8.2	8.9	12.4	12.6	12.4	10.8	12.6	12.5	9.4	10.8	8.7	9.3	9.3	10.3	8.9	8.3	9	9	9	8.9	7.3	12.7	12.1	11.3
Wave energy (kJ)	30	31	34	35	37	48	50	49	48	48	45	42	37	35	32	28	26	24	22	20	20	18	15	15	15	15	14	16	16	15	18	22	19	25	44	45	49	42	56	55	35	41	38	34	46	37	65	64	66	62	54	58	42	87	73	45
Wind speed (km/h)	16.2	15.9	20.9	21.3	15.6	13	20.8	22.8	20.2	19.3	20.6	19.5	24.3	26.6	28.1	24.4	18.8	22.1	21.3	17.2	14.8	21.4	23.3	25.4	21	22	24.1	20.5	24	24.6	22.5	22.1	23.7	26.4	30.2	32	32.4	30.8	32.7	33.2	32.2	34.4	33.9	31.6	26.4	25.4	26.6	25.3	25.9	25.2	27.2	27.3	20.6	21.6	24.3	24.3
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Swimming Pools is a well-known surf spot on the Big Island of Hawaii (Hawaii Island), in the USA, offering a fun, reef-break wave in a scenic tropical setting.

Quick description

Type: Reef break
Best for: Intermediate to advanced surfers
Wave character: Usually fast, hollow, and playful, with decent shape when conditions line up
Bottom: Coral/reef, so caution is important
Crowd: Can be lightly to moderately crowded depending on swell and conditions

What to expect

Swimming Pools tends to work best with the right swell direction, tide, and wind, and can deliver clean, glassy waves on a good day. The wave is often compared to a punchy, warm-water reef setup where surfers need to be comfortable navigating shallow reef and variable conditions.

Hazards

Shallow reef and coral
Potential strong currents
Sharp takeoff zones
Local surf etiquette and respect for conditions are important

Best suited for

This spot is generally better for surfers with reef-break experience rather than absolute beginners.