Boulders, Samoa

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 117 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 35 km.

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About Boulders

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

The spot faces S (197°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (17°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 2). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 28°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in March, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually March, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, August and September, about 1. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 117 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 35 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 22 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to APW, changing at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Tāfuna, is 117 km away. Nearest airport: APW (APW), 35 km.
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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 Boulders, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 sslab	417kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	5 ft8 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	5, poor	6 ft9 sslab	429kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	8, poor	4 ft9 smushy	252kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	5 ft7 sslab	210kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	4 ft6 shollow	125kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	5 ft7 sslab	234kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	14, poor	5 ft7 shollow	214kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	33, poor	4 ft10 shollow	298kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 smushy	143kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 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
Fly ORD to APW, changing at HNL, then 55 min by road. About 22h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Boulders
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Boulders
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to APW, changing at HNL, then 55 min by road. About 22h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £930–£1,830 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 APW, estimated from distance and season, changing at HNL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£605–£1,255
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£930–£1,830

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

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