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Kona Inn, United States

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  • Honls Surf spot · 1.8 km from Kailua-Kona
  • Kona Tiki Surf spot · 2.3 km from Kailua-Kona
  • Suck Em Up Dive site · 2.3 km from Kailua-Kona
  • Honokohau Harbor Dive site · 4.2 km from Kailua-Kona
  • Banyons Surf spot · 4.4 km from Kailua-Kona
  • Lymans Surf spot · 4.9 km from Kailua-Kona

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Kailua-Kona, the nearest town. Photo: Travisthurston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kona Inn

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

The spot faces SW (221°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (41°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). 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 28°C in October, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually May, July, August and September, with about 5 good days in 7; in January and February, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kailua-Kona, 0.6 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 3 dive sites.

Water about 28°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 KOA, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Kona Inn.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct642 ft12 shollow117kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct642 ft11 shollow99kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct642 ft12 shollow82kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct702 ft11 shollow86kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct672 ft12 shollow73kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct722 ft11 shollow110kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct693 ft11 shollow148kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct632 ft9 shollow74kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct603 ft10 shollow128kJ22°C
Tue 27Oct583 ft11 shollow265kJ24°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to KOA, then 35 min by road. About 12h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Kona Inn

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kona Inn

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kona Inn

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Kona Inn

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kona Inn

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to KOA, then 35 min by road. About 12h door to door

The plan picks the best of 8 spots near Kailua-Kona each day: Banyons, Honls, Kahalu'u, Kona Inn, Kona Tiki, Lymans, Magics, Pine Trees.

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Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,090 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 KOA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£415–£865
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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–£2,090

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

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