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Coast Guard 69.1

#2578 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Kailua-Kona

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score69.1 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days11% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell23% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 5.0 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Coast Guard

The best time to surf Coast Guard is January, February, December. The season runs Dec to Jan. In January the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.8 m. The nearest airport is KOA (60 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (69 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%41%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Feb100%20%1.6 m25°Cvest
Mar100%18%1.7 m25°Cvest
Apr99%8%1.5 m25°Cboardies
May100%6%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.3 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%1%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%1%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Sep99%2%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%9%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%20%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%40%1.9 m26°Cboardies

Why 69.1

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%
6.1
Groundswell 12%
4.4
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.3
Water comfort 10%
9.2
Access 10%
7.4

The detail

Faces 315° with 56% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 47% of days. Mean peak period 9.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 18%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 20.254, -155.885 (OpenStreetMap).

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