Waimea and Waimea Coast, Waimea - panoramio — Waimea, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Waimea

Waimea is a town in Hawaii, United States. From Waimea you can reach 4 surf spots and 2 dive sites, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Pakala, a surf spot 3.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LIH, 34 km away.

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Staying in Waimea

6 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LIH, 34 km, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 194 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Waimea. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Waimea too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Polihale State Park16.5 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft119 kJ

4 ft98 kJ

4 ft65 kJ

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

2 ft56 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Polihale State Park, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft7 smushy	119kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	4 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	56kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	25°C

Family Housing11.7 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft116 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

2 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Family Housing, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	4 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	104kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	97kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	102kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C

Pakala3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft82 kJ

5 ft150 kJ

5 ft158 kJ

4 ft89 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft78 kJ

2 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pakala, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	82kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 smushy	150kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	158kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	4 ft6 smushy	89kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Thu 22Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	78kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	2 ft11 ssoft	115kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Waimea, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Waimea. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Miloli22 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft136 kJ

4 ft107 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

4 ft87 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

2 ft57 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Miloli, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	4 ft7 smushy	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	107kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 shollow	63kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	26°C

Dive near Waimea

Mana Crack 10.5 km · stays here
Ni'ihau 49.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Waimea

Island TacoTaco · 0.2 km from the centre
The Shrimp StationSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
L & L Hawaiian BarbecueHawaiian · 0.4 km from the centre
Chicken In a Barrel BBQBarbecue · 0.5 km from the centre
The Saddle RoomBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
Porky’s KauaiHawaiian · 0.6 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

Waimea, United States