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Bellows, United States

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About Bellows

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

The spot faces E (71°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (251°). 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 2.4 km out (1 in 244). 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 February, March, April and May, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kailua, 5 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 2 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. 45 min from the airport to Bellows.

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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

Bellows 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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct153 ft7 smushy101kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct214 ft7 smushy129kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct164 ft7 smushy112kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct304 ft7 smushy115kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct333 ft6 smushy66kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct213 ft9 smushy95kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct212 ft10 smushy90kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct212 ft10 smushy113kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct293 ft11 ssoft156kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct343 ft11 ssoft168kJ26°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 45 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 Dune Circle

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Dune Circle

    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 45 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 £1,140–£2,125 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£40–£65
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£1,140–£2,125

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

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