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Waikiki

Kitesurf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

0Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 16 kn
Gusts
22kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
26°C

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 15 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
26°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 16 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
26°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 15 kn
Gusts
20kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
26°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 15 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
26°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
ENE 16 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
25°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 14 kn
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
26°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 100, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces SWopen to the SW
  • Best wind: NW or SEalong the shore
  • Avoid: NEblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Waikiki
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov0, poorwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots6knoffnot safechop26°C
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 16 knots22knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves26°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots19knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves26°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots20knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves26°C
Thu 5Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots20knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves26°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots21knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves26°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots21knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves25°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 14 knots19knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves26°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots19knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves25°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 13 knots17knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves25°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 00:58 −0.2 mHigh 09:04 +0.3 mLow 16:59 −0.2 mHigh 22:36 −0.0 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 02:48 −0.1 mHigh 10:13 +0.3 mLow 17:39 −0.2 mHigh 23:54 +0.1 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:43 −0.1 mHigh 11:16 +0.3 mLow 18:13 −0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

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About Waikiki

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 87). The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Honolulu. Within 5 km we also list 23 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 5 dive sites.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,140–US$2,160 each

about US$1,140–US$2,160 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HNL, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$476–US$985
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Totalabout US$1,140–US$2,160

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Honolulu

Closest

Honolulu

7 min by car · 51 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 51 places to stay in Honolulu · Booking.com

About Honolulu its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 12h

About 12h door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HNL, direct, then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.