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Hilo
Kitesurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
0Poor out of 100 for your dates
Every day scores the same
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.2 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.0 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 5 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.3 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 2.8 mwaves
- Air
- 26°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- W 6 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.5 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 11kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- 2.1 mwaves
- Air
- 24°C
Mon 9 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- WNW 6 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- 2.1 mwaves
- Air
- 25°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 70, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 26 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-west, 7 knots | 15kn | side | 1.8 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | 2.2 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | 2.0 mwaves | 25°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 12kn | cross-off | 2.3 mwaves | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 15kn | side | 2.8 mwaves | 26°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 6 knots | 13kn | cross-off | 2.5 mwaves | 25°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 11kn | on | 2.1 mwaves | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots | 12kn | cross-off | 2.1 mwaves | 25°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the west, 5 knots | 10kn | cross-off | 2.4 mwaves | 26°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 15kn | offnot safe | 1.8 mwaves | 24°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
- 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
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:07 +0.2 mLow 05:42 −0.2 mHigh 11:49 +0.3 mLow 18:18 −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.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Hilo
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 26°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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 46). 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. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
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$1,270–US$2,380 each
about US$1,270–US$2,380 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, 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 2 November 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$470–US$980 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$302–US$503 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$637 |
| Total | about US$1,270–US$2,380 |
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: Hilo
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about 5 min by car · 13 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Hilo 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 2 November 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 · AviasalesAd
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