The whole of the island of Pohnpei has many passes. The heavy rainfall on the land runs out through these passes and the freshwater stops the coral from closing the gaps.
While Palikir is the one that faces the trade winds there are other passes and the local surf guides are learning how to make the most of these.
Tropical sun needs full sleeved rashie. Reef booties are a good idea.

English (Translate this text in English): The whole of the island of Pohnpei has many passes. The heavy rainfall on the land runs out through these passes and the freshwater stops the coral from closing the gaps.
While Palikir is the one that faces the trade winds there are other passes and the local surf guides are learning how to make the most of these.
Tropical sun needs full sleeved rashie. Reef booties are a good idea.

English (Translate this text in English): The whole of the island of Pohnpei has many passes. The heavy rainfall on the land runs out through these passes and the freshwater stops the coral from closing the gaps.
While Palikir is the one that faces the trade winds there are other passes and the local surf guides are learning how to make the most of these.
Tropical sun needs full sleeved rashie. Reef booties are a good idea.

English (Translate this text in English): The whole of the island of Pohnpei has many passes. The heavy rainfall on the land runs out through these passes and the freshwater stops the coral from closing the gaps.
While Palikir is the one that faces the trade winds there are other passes and the local surf guides are learning how to make the most of these.
Tropical sun needs full sleeved rashie. Reef booties are a good idea.

Seasonal swell & wind variations:

Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

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	Seasons
	Jan/Feb	Mar/Apr	May/Jun	Jul/Aug	Sep/Oct	Nov/Dec
Best Surfing Season
Typical Swell Size
Surf Equipment
Water temp.	77°F 25°C	77°F 25°C
Air temp.	82°F 28°C	82°F 28°C				82°F 28°C
Climate

Seasonal swell & wind variations

Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

English (Translate this text in English): Nov-Mar Trade winds from the NE. Pushes a regular short period swell. This wraps around the top of the island and at Palikir the wrap is complete as the swell ends up facing the wind (offshore or cross-offshore)

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