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Shorebreaks, United States

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About Shorebreaks

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

The spot faces NE (66°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (246°). 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 2.3 km out (1 in 233). 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 October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kailua, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 3 wind sports 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 15 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. 40 min from the airport to Shorebreaks.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct254 ft7 smushy187kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct105 ft7 smushy233kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct205 ft7 smushy191kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct286 ft6 smushy216kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct484 ft6 smushy110kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct423 ft6 smushy80kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct262 ft6 smushy41kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct252 ft7 smushy45kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct222 ft11 ssoft77kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft11 smushy95kJ26°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 40 min by road. About 12h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 25 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Shorebreaks

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Shorebreaks

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 40 min by road. About 12h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 10 spots near Kailua each day: Bellows, Dune Circle, Fort Hase's, Kalama, Lanikai Reef, North Beach Pyramid Rock, Popoia Island, Pyramid Rock, Shorebreaks, Zombies.

The trip from Kailua, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,135–£2,120 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£35–£60
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£1,135–£2,120

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

Places to eat near Kailua

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