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Kanaha, United States

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Kahului, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: ideatrendz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kanaha

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

The spot faces N (8°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (188°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 800 m out (1 in 82). 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 March, April and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kahului, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 5 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 11 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to OGG, direct.

    See flights ORD → OGG · Skyscanner from about £415 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Kanaha.

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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

Kanaha 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 18Oct214 ft6 smushy112kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct195 ft7 smushy172kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct184 ft7 smushy136kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct364 ft6 smushy146kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct534 ft6 smushy101kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct373 ft6 smushy68kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct363 ft7 smushy57kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct322 ft8 ssoft64kJ24°C
Mon 26Oct352 ft7 smushy56kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct392 ft12 ssoft134kJ24°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 OGG, then 20 min by road. About 11h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Big Eds

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Churches

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Churches

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Churches

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to OGG, then 20 min by road. About 11h 45 door to door

The plan picks the best of 6 spots near Kahului each day: Big Eds, Churches, Kahului Harbor, Kanaha, Paukukalo, Pier one.

The trip from Kahului, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,110–£2,075 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 OGG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£415–£860
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£1,110–£2,075

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

Places to eat near Kahului

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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