Aufuga, Samoa

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 94 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 55 km.

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About Aufuga

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

The spot faces S (184°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (4°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 5). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 94 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 55 km.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to APW, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).
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Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Aufuga.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 94 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 55 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Aufuga, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	6 ft7 shollow	399kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	6 ft9 shollow	544kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	29, poor	6 ft9 shollow	508kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	5 ft7 shollow	279kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	26, poor	6 ft7 shollow	285kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	20, poor	6 ft7 smushy	307kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	24, poor	6 ft7 shollow	357kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	6 ft7 shollow	271kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	20, too small	5 ft7 shollow	247kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	3 ft10 shollow	155kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	25°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to APW, changing at HNL, then 1h 15 by road. About 23h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to APW, changing at HNL, then 1h 15 by road. About 23h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,830 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to APW, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£605–£1,255
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£930–£1,830

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

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