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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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

Mon 19

Tue 20

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Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

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Polihale State Park16.5 kmabout 30 min by car

4 ft121 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

3 ft150 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Polihale State Park, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 smushy	121kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	73kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	150kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	25°C

Family Housing11.7 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft108 kJ

4 ft102 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft87 kJ

2 ft106 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Family Housing, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft6 smushy	108kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	4 ft6 smushy	102kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	86kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft12 scrumbling	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	100kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	25°C

Pakala3.3 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft151 kJ

5 ft156 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

2 ft104 kJ

3 ft138 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pakala, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	5 ft6 smushy	151kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 smushy	156kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft8 smushy	66kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	2 ft12 ssoft	109kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	104kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	26°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	138kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	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

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Miloli22 kmabout 40 min by car

4 ft142 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

4 ft163 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Miloli, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	142kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	45kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	25°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	163kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 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