Pali Kaholo, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ka Anapali, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LNY (LNY), 4 km.

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About Pali Kaholo

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

The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. 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 May, June, July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in January and February, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Ka Anapali, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LNY (LNY), 4 km.

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 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OGG, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Pali Kaholo.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Ka Anapali, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LNY (LNY), 4 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pali Kaholo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 shollow	54kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft12 shollow	90kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft11 shollow	98kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	122kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	29°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	194kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 shollow	237kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	24, too small	3 ft11 shollow	243kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to OGG, then 1h 20 by road. About 12h 45 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 3 ft at best.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to OGG, then 1h 20 by road. About 12h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,785 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 OGG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£415–£860
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£940–£1,785

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

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