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Anahola Bay, United States

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Anahola Bay. Photo: Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Anahola Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NE (44°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (224°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 116). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kapaʻa, 8.2 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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From Chicago: about 14 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.

    See flights ORD → HNL · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 15 from the airport to Anahola Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in KapaʻaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Kapaʻa · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Kapaʻa · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct07 ft7 smushy387kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct07 ft6 smushy340kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct76 ft6 smushy199kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct484 ft6 smushy93kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct433 ft6 smushy67kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct283 ft8 smushy86kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct343 ft6 smushy73kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct223 ft11 smushy196kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct423 ft7 smushy100kJ26°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 3h 15 by road. About 14h 45 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Horners

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kealia

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Anahola Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kealia

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Kealia

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 3h 15 by road. About 14h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Kapaʻa each day: Anahola Bay, Cabbage heads, Horners, Kealia.

The trip from Kapaʻa, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,215–£2,250 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HNL, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£420–£870
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,215–£2,250

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Kapaʻa

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

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