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Miloli

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

29Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Fri 6: 5 ft swell at 11 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Swell
8 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
1,449kJ
Wind
ENE 23 kn
Temp
25°C

Tue 3 · 34 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
124kJ
Wind
ENE 15 kn
Temp
24°C

Wed 4 · 33 out of 100

Swell
3 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
187kJ
Wind
ENE 16 kn
Temp
24°C

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Swell
7 ft13 scrumbling
Energy
1,571kJ
Wind
ENE 14 kn
Temp
26°C

Fri 6 · 42 out of 100

Swell
5 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
660kJ
Wind
ENE 10 kn
Temp
26°C

Sat 7 · 41 out of 100

Swell
4 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
198kJ
Wind
ENE 17 kn
Temp
24°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Swell
6 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
657kJ
Wind
ENE 16 kn
Temp
25°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, too big
  2. Mon 20, too big
  3. Tue 334, poor
  4. Wed 433, poor
  5. Thu 50, too big
  6. Fri 642, poor
  7. Sat 741, poor
  8. Sun 80, too big
  9. Mon 939, poor
  10. Tue 1071, good

The spot in six facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–9 ftof swell
  • Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Mar, Oct2 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Miloli, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov0, too big6 ft15 shollow10 ft at break (est.)1,540kJwind from the north-east, 19 knots25°C
Mon 2Nov0, too big8 ft11 scrumbling11 ft at break (est.)1,449kJwind from the east-north-east, 23 knots25°C
Tue 3Nov34, poor4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)124kJwind from the east-north-east, 15 knots24°C
Wed 4Nov33, poor3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)187kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots24°C
Thu 5Nov0, too big7 ft13 scrumbling10 ft at break (est.)1,571kJwind from the east-north-east, 14 knots26°C
Fri 6Nov42, poor5 ft11 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)660kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots26°C
Sat 7Nov41, poor4 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)198kJwind from the east-north-east, 17 knots24°C
Sun 8Nov0, too big6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)657kJwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots25°C
Mon 9Nov39, poor5 ft8 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.)368kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots25°C
Tue 10Nov71, good5 ft9 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)324kJwind from the east-north-east, 6 knots25°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 NovHigh 09:11 +0.3 mLow 17:46 −0.2 mHigh 22:53 −0.1 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 01:55 −0.1 mHigh 10:09 +0.3 mLow 17:53 −0.2 mHigh 23:57 +0.0 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:03 −0.1 mHigh 11:00 +0.2 mLow 18:08 −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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Photos of Miloli

Milolii State Park Kauai, Hawaii
Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Miloli

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (324°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (144°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 26). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 24°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 27°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Waimea.

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$1,420–US$2,620 each

about US$1,420–US$2,620 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 
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
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$301–US$502
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$147–US$241
Totalabout US$1,420–US$2,620

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

Closest

Waimea

39 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$114/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Waimea · Booking.com

About Waimea its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Waimea, 22 km (about 40 min by car)

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 15h 25m

About 15h 25m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → HNL, direct, then 3h 55m by road

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