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Reef Runway, United States

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About Reef Runway

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

The spot faces SW (210°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (30°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.8 km out (1 in 179). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Honolulu. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 55 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 Reef Runway.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Honolulu, 10 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    Reef Runway is 10 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Honolulu, 10 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Honolulu · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Honolulu · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Reef Runway on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct193 ft11 ssoft162kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct192 ft11 ssoft140kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct142 ft12 ssoft94kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct122 ft12 ssoft93kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct112 ft12 ssoft76kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct172 ft11 ssoft117kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct193 ft11 ssoft150kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct203 ft12 ssoft197kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct233 ft12 ssoft221kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct283 ft12 ssoft259kJ26°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to HNL, then 25 min by road. About 11h 55 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: 2 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 11h 55 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.

The trip from Honolulu, with every spot near it

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.

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.

Places to eat near Honolulu

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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Honolulu, 10 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

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