Haleiwa, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Waialua, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 36 km.

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About Haleiwa

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

The spot faces NW (304°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (124°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 57). 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 June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Waialua, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 36 km. Within 5 km we also list 7 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.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), direct.
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Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Haleiwa.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Waialua, 5 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), 36 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Haleiwa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	183kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	108kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	68kJ	wind from the east, 14 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft7 smushy	56kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	65kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	91kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft8 ssoft	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	61, good	3 ft11 ssoft	284kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	27°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 55 min by road. About 12h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Haleiwa
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Haleiwa
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 55 min by road. About 12h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £890–£1,710 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	£60–£105
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£890–£1,710

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

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