Hapuna, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 17 km.

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About Hapuna

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

The spot faces W (281°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (101°). 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 37). 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, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 17 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.

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 25 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. 55 min from the airport to Hapuna.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Kapalaoa, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MUE (MUE), 17 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 Hapuna, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	2 ft6 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	1 ft12 shollow	46kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 shollow	67kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft13 shollow	83kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 26Oct	20, too small	2 ft12 shollow	94kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	27, too small	2 ft12 shollow	102kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	26°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 55 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 35 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: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to KOA, then 55 min by road. About 12h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £885–£1,705 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	£60–£105
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£885–£1,705

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

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