Poipu, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Koloa, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LIH (LIH), 17 km.

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About Poipu

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

The spot faces S (195°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (15°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 33). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Koloa, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LIH (LIH), 17 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 7 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 14 h 45 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. 3 h 15 from the airport to Poipu.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Koloa, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LIH (LIH), 17 km.
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Forecast

Poipu 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 Poipu, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	89kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	93kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	25°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	128kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	25°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	133kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	87kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft11 shollow	116kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	3 ft12 scrumbling	161kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	43, fair	3 ft12 scrumbling	181kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 27Oct	57, good	3 ft12 scrumbling	210kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	24°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 3h 15 by road. About 14h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Poipu
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Poipu
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Poipu
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Poipu
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 3h 15 by road. About 14h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £945–£1,795 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
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		£945–£1,795

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

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