Pipeline, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kahuku, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 40 km.

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About Pipeline

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NW, so wind from the SE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NW. Wind from the NW blows onshore, wind from the SE blows out to sea, and wind from the NE or SW runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). The sea is about 24°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Kahuku, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 40 km. Within 5 km we also list 16 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.
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Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Pipeline.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Wind forecast and score for each day at Pipeline
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 13 knots	17kn	cross-off	1.0 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 14 knots	18kn	cross-off	1.0 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 14 knots	18kn	cross-off	0.9 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 12 knots	16kn	cross-off	0.8 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 10 knots	12kn	cross-off	chop
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 8 knots	12kn	cross-off	chop
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 4 knots	7kn	cross-off	chop
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	10kn	side	chop
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	11kn	cross-off	chop
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 4 knots	9kn	cross-off	0.8 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

Jan1of 7
Feb1of 7
Mar1of 7
Apr1of 7
May1of 7
Jun1of 7
Jul1of 7
Aug1of 7
Sep1of 7
Oct1of 7
Nov1of 7
Dec1of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 18, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.9 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 16, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 7, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £785–£1,530 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £420–£870
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £70–£115
Food £260–£480

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