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Boneyard 86.9

#1160 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Wailuku

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score86.9 /100
Surfable days94% of the year
Clean days35% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell36% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.1 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Boneyard

The best time to surf Boneyard is January, November, December. The season runs Nov to Mar. In January the water sits around 25°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.4 m. The nearest airport is OGG (25 km) and the nearest town is Wailuku (18 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%66%1.4 m25°Cboardies
Feb98%44%1.2 m25°Cvest
Mar99%47%1.2 m24°Cvest
Apr99%35%1.0 m25°Cvest
May90%21%0.8 m25°Cboardies
Jun87%18%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Jul99%13%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Aug83%13%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Sep83%11%0.7 m27°Cboardies
Oct94%39%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Nov96%50%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%57%1.2 m26°Cboardies

Why 86.9

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%
20.9
Groundswell 12%
7.1
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.9
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 235° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 96% of days. Mean peak period 10.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 71%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 20.867, -156.678 (OpenStreetMap).

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