Waipio Valley, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 40 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 16 km.

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About Waipio Valley

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

The spot faces N (14°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (194°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. 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 January, February, March and April, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 40 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 16 km.

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 55 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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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Waipio Valley.
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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 Waipio Valley, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	6 ft7 smushy	239kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	10, poor	5 ft7 smushy	212kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 smushy	197kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft6 smushy	109kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft6 smushy	98kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	25°C
Sat 24Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	57kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	58kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 27Oct	36, fair	2 ft12 shollow	107kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	25°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 1h 25 by road. About 12h 55 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Waipio Valley
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 8 kn (16 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Waipio Valley
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Waipio Valley
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Waipio Valley
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Waipio Valley
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to KOA, then 1h 25 by road. About 12h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £940–£1,790 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
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–£1,790

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

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