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4 Miles
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 6 ft swell at 9 s
Mon 2 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 785kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 612kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 ssoft
- Energy
- 158kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 462kJ
- Wind
- WSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 655kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 368kJ
- Wind
- ENE 9 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 ssoft
- Energy
- 432kJ
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 129, too small
- Mon 239, too small
- Tue 349, fair
- Wed 431, too small
- Thu 544, poor
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 736, poor
- Sun 835, too small
- Mon 928, too small
- Tue 1033, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 29, too small | 4 ft16 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 636kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 39, too small | 6 ft12 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 785kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 49, fair | 6 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 612kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 31, too small | 4 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 44, poor | 8 ft6 smushy8 ft at break (est.) | 462kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 8 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 655kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, poor | 7 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 368kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 35, too small | 5 ft11 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 432kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 28, too small | 4 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 290kJ | wind from the north-west, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 33, too small | 4 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 250kJ | wind from the north, 3 knots | 25°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:33 −0.3 mHigh 08:40 +0.4 mLow 16:28 −0.2 mHigh 21:31 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:21 −0.2 mHigh 09:55 +0.4 mLow 17:12 −0.2 mHigh 23:09 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:15 −0.1 mHigh 10:58 +0.3 mLow 17:47 −0.3 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for experts: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More surf near here
5 places
- Richardsons 1.4 km away
- Chocks 1.6 km away
- Hilo Breakwall 5 km away
- Bayfront 5.3 km away
- Tombstones 6.7 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About 4 Miles
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (29°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (209°). 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 500 m out (1 in 50). 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). The town to stay in is Hilo, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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$1,410–US$2,610 each
about US$1,410–US$2,610 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to KOA, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$978 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,410–US$2,610 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
11 min by car · 13 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Hilo its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Papaikou on Booking.com
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- Beds in Honomu on Booking.com
31 min by car · 4 places to stay
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 13h 30m
About 13h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → KOA, direct, then 2h 05m by road
Flights ORD → KOA on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.