suicides, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 21 km.

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About suicides

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

The spot faces NW (295°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (115°). 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 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 21 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 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 12 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to KOA, direct.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 6 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 21 km.
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Forecast

suicides 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 suicides, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	1 ft11 shollow	40kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	1 ft11 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	26°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 shollow	28kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	19, too small	2 ft12 shollow	68kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	22, too small	2 ft12 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	28°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 KOA, then 50 min by road. About 12h 20 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
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: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to KOA, then 50 min by road. About 12h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £875–£1,685 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 KOA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£415–£865
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£50–£85
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£875–£1,685

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

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