Goat Island, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kahuku, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 38 km.

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About Goat Island

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

The spot faces NE (29°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (209°). 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 1.6 km out (1 in 164). 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 months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kahuku, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 38 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 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 12 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Kahuku, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 38 km.
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Forecast

Goat Island 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Goat Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, poor	4 ft9 smushy	246kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	6 ft7 smushy	282kJ	wind from the east, 15 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	6, poor	5 ft7 smushy	207kJ	wind from the east, 16 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	6, poor	6 ft6 smushy	214kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	125kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	95kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	48kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	35, poor	3 ft8 ssoft	116kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	20, poor	3 ft7 smushy	91kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	237kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	26°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Goat Island
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Goat Island
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 23 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 1h by road. About 12h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £895–£1,715 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 HNL, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£420–£870
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£65–£110
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£895–£1,715

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

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