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Haleiwa 75.5

#2182 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Wahiawa

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score75.5 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days15% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell31% period 11 s+
Typical size1.5 m 4.9 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Haleiwa

The best time to surf Haleiwa is January, November, December. The season runs Jan to Jan. In January the water sits around 25°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 2.0 m. The nearest airport is HNL (35 km) and the nearest town is Wahiawa (13 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%40%2.0 m25°Cboardies
Feb99%29%1.8 m25°Cvest
Mar100%22%1.9 m25°Cvest
Apr99%13%1.5 m25°Cvest
May97%8%1.3 m25°Cboardies
Jun99%6%1.1 m26°Cboardies
Jul99%1%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Aug96%3%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Sep97%3%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Oct99%10%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%32%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%35%2.0 m26°Cboardies

Why 75.5

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%
8.4
Groundswell 12%
5.9
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
4.2
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.9

The detail

Faces 325° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 48% of days. Mean peak period 10.1 s. Days over 3 m: 2%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 26%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.594, -158.108 (OpenStreetMap).

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