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Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty 71.2

#2442 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Honolulu

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score71.2 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days8% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell32% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 4.9 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty

The best time to surf Barber's Point - Coast Guard Jetty is March, April, November. It rarely works. In November the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.5 m. The nearest airport is HNL (16 km) and the nearest town is Honolulu (22 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%9%1.7 m25°Cboardies
Feb100%13%1.6 m25°Cvest
Mar100%18%1.6 m25°Cvest
Apr100%15%1.5 m25°Cvest
May100%4%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%2%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%4%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%2%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Oct99%9%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%21%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%7%1.7 m26°Cboardies

Why 71.2

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
4.3
Groundswell 12%
6.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.2
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.6

The detail

Faces 170° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 25% of days. Mean peak period 10.1 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 20%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.296, -158.073 (OpenStreetMap).

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