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Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry), United States

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About Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry)

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

The spot faces NE (51°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (231°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 59). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, May, September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kilauea, 2.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 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. 3 h 25 from the airport to Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry).

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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

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DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct246 ft7 smushy351kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct346 ft7 smushy293kJ24°C
Wed 21Oct376 ft6 smushy272kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct295 ft6 smushy146kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft6 smushy74kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct133 ft7 smushy81kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct183 ft6 smushy84kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct123 ft13 smushy286kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct214 ft9 ssoft226kJ25°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 3h 25 by road. About 15h door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 6 s, wind 5 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 3h 25 by road. About 15h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Kilauea each day: Kalihiwai point, Kilauea Bay Beach (Rock Quarry).

The trip from Kilauea, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,215–£2,250 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
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
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£1,215–£2,250

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

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