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Flies (incinerators), United States

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About Flies (incinerators)

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

The spot faces S (201°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (21°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–18 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). 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). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Honolulu, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 18 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 6 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 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. 25 min from the airport to Flies (incinerators).

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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Flies (incinerators), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small2 ft11 scrumbling123kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small2 ft11 scrumbling101kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct14, too small2 ft12 scrumbling104kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small2 ft11 scrumbling105kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct19, too small2 ft11 scrumbling130kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct20, too small3 ft11 scrumbling143kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 25Oct22, too small3 ft11 scrumbling203kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Mon 26Oct26, too small3 ft12 scrumbling229kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 27Oct26, too small3 ft11 scrumbling261kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°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 today, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 25 min by road. About 12h door to door

The plan picks the best of 26 spots near Honolulu each day: Abalolo Reef, Ala Moana Bowls, Ala Moana Courts, Baby Haleiwa's, Bomboras, Cliffs, Concessions, Cromwells, Flies (incinerators), Graveyards, In Betweens, Kaisers, Kewalo's, Magic Island, Paradise, Point Panics, Queens, Radicals, Reef Runway, Sand Island, Shallows, Three's, Tongg's, Waikiki, Walls, Wench.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,085 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
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£15–£25
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£1,115–£2,085

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

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