Kailua-Kona, United States

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Kona Mauka — Kailua-Kona, the nearest town. Photo: Travisthurston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kailua-Kona

Kailua-Kona is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Kailua-Kona you can reach 10 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 7 dive sites. The nearest is Kona Inn, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is KOA, 12 km away.

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Staying in Kailua-Kona

45 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: KOA, 12 km, MUE, 53 km, ITO, 100 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kailua-Kona.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Kailua-Kona each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Kailua-Kona too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Kona Inn0.6 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft117 kJ

2 ft99 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Kona Inn, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	2 ft12 shollow	117kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	64, good	2 ft11 shollow	99kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	2 ft12 shollow	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	72, good	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 1 knot	28°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	28°C

Mahai'ula Bay16.1 kmabout 30 min by car

2 ft77 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft111 kJ

2 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Mahai'ula Bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	2 ft8 ssoft	77kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	2 ft6 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	56kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	2 ft11 ssoft	111kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	2 ft11 ssoft	142kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	27°C

Kua Bay18.8 kmabout 35 min by car

3 ft46 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft51 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft111 kJ

2 ft142 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Kua Bay, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	51kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	3 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	2 ft7 shollow	38kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	2 ft11 shollow	111kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	2 ft11 shollow	142kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C

Banyons4.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Banyons, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	110kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	2 ft11 scrumbling	123kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft11 scrumbling	156kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Honls1.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Honls, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 shollow	156kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Kahalu'u7.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kahalu'u, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C

Kona Tiki2.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft156 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kona Tiki, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft11 shollow	156kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Lymans4.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lymans, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C

Magics5.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft125 kJ

2 ft110 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft93 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magics, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	125kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	110kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	25°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	2 ft12 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft11 shollow	86kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	2 ft11 shollow	93kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	26°C

Pine Trees8.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft116 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft82 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pine Trees, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	2 ft10 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 shollow	49kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 shollow	35kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	2 ft8 shollow	50kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	2 ft10 shollow	82kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	123kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	27°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kailua-Kona, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Kailua-Kona

Kona 0.8 km · stays here

Windsurf near Kailua-Kona

Kona 0.8 km · stays here

Dive near Kailua-Kona

Turtle Pinnacle 1.5 km · stays here
Suck Em Up 2.3 km · stays here
Honokohau Harbor 4.2 km · stays here
Long Lava Tube 6.9 km · stays here
Aquarium 7.4 km · stays here
Garden Eel Cove 7.5 km · stays here
Manta Ray Night Dive Kona 7.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Kailua-Kona

Kiri ThaiThai · in the centre
Ocean Seafood Chinese RestaurantChinese · in the centre
Honu's on the BeachHawaiian · 0.1 km from the centre
Kona Chinese BBQChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Original Thai CuisineThai · 0.1 km from the centre
Papa Johns PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits