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Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty, United States

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About Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty

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

The spot faces S (181°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (1°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 93). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kapolei, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 dive site.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 12 h 10 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. 35 min from the airport to Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty.

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  3. Accommodation.

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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
Sun 18Oct153 ft11 ssoft162kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct162 ft11 ssoft140kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct112 ft7 smushy51kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct142 ft12 ssoft93kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct182 ft8 ssoft54kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct272 ft11 ssoft118kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct313 ft11 ssoft150kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct253 ft12 ssoft197kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct263 ft12 ssoft221kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct393 ft12 ssoft259kJ26°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 35 min by road. About 12h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Nanakuli Blackrocks

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Nanakuli Blackrocks

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 35 min by road. About 12h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Kapolei each day: Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty, ko olinas, Nanakuli Blackrocks, Nanakuli tracks, Parthenos Cliffs, Power Plant, Tankers, Turtles reef, White Plains Beach.

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Rough cost

About £1,125–£2,105 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£25–£45
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£1,125–£2,105

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

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