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Avalanche Oahu, United States

Stay in Waialua: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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Near Avalanche Oahu. Photo: Thomas Woodtli from Zürich, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Avalanche Oahu

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

The spot faces NW (330°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (150°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 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 March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Waialua, 4.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 12 h 30 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. 1 h from the airport to Avalanche Oahu.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct494 ft10 ssoft280kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct364 ft6 smushy138kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct293 ft7 smushy76kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct454 ft6 smushy116kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct403 ft6 smushy76kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct303 ft7 smushy63kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct232 ft8 smushy64kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct513 ft8 ssoft148kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct503 ft9 ssoft141kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct724 ft12 ssoft331kJ27°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Avalanche Oahu

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Avalanche Oahu

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Avalanche Oahu

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Waialua each day: Avalanche Oahu, Himalayas, Puaena Point.

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Rough cost

About £1,165–£2,165 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
Taxiairport and back, shared£65–£105
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£1,165–£2,165

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

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