Swell direction
N to NE trade swells year-round; long-period N events in winter (P-Pass season)
North · Pohnpei
Pohnpei's north-coast buoy — guarding the gateway to P-Pass.
Get North Point, Pohnpei live dataFreeBuoy CDIP 178 · North Point, Pohnpei
CDIP buoy 178 sits off the north coast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei is home to P-Pass (Palikir Pass), one of the most famous reef-pass surf breaks on the planet — a hollow, perfect right that draws traveling surfers from around the world during the winter swell season. The North Point buoy is the data feed for P-Pass and the rest of Pohnpei's outer reefs.
What you want to see on the buoy before you paddle out.
Swell direction
N to NE trade swells year-round; long-period N events in winter (P-Pass season)
Swell period
8–14 s typical; 16–18 s+ during the prime winter window
Best for
P-Pass and other Pohnpei reef passes
Wind
NE trades; passes work in the trade wind despite the chop
P-Pass turns on with long-period N to NW swell. Buoy 178 with 6+ ft @ 14 s+ is the green light for one of the world's best waves.
Palikir Pass — P-Pass — is on every surfer's bucket list. Hollow, predictable, and thumping when the long-period north swells arrive. Buoy 178 is what the local surf camps watch obsessively from October through April. When 178 lights up, P-Pass does too.
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