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Flies (incinerators), United States

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About Flies (incinerators)

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

The spot faces S (201°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (21°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Honolulu, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 18 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 6 dive sites.

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 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. 25 min from the airport to Flies (incinerators).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Flies (incinerators) does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct253 ft11 scrumbling157kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct202 ft11 scrumbling130kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct102 ft12 scrumbling97kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct182 ft12 scrumbling90kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct172 ft11 scrumbling99kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct232 ft11 scrumbling118kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct272 ft11 scrumbling137kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct263 ft12 scrumbling193kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct343 ft12 scrumbling231kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct393 ft12 scrumbling259kJ26°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 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Reef Runway

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  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 Ala Moana Bowls

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

The plan picks the best of 26 spots near Honolulu each day: Abalolo Reef, Ala Moana Bowls, Ala Moana Courts, Baby Haleiwa's, Bomboras, Cliffs, Concessions, Cromwells, Flies (incinerators), Graveyards, In Betweens, Kaisers, Kewalo's, Magic Island, Paradise, Point Panics, Queens, Radicals, Reef Runway, Sand Island, Shallows, Three's, Tongg's, Waikiki, Walls, Wench.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,085 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£15–£25
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£1,115–£2,085

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

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