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Honls 93.0

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

Works almost every day, no off season, boardshorts water.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score93.0 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days46% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell48% period 11 s+
Typical size0.8 m 2.6 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Honls

The best time to surf Honls is January, February, December. The season runs Nov to Apr. In January the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is KOA (13 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (1 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%86%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb98%79%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Mar99%51%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Apr94%43%0.8 m26°Cboardies
May95%34%0.8 m26°Cboardies
Jun95%38%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Jul94%38%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Aug86%25%0.7 m28°Cboardies
Sep95%33%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Oct95%35%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Nov91%40%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Dec95%56%0.9 m27°Cboardies

Why 93.0

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%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
9.6
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.3
Water comfort 10%
9.8
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 230° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 95% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 94%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 19.628, -155.989 (OpenStreetMap).

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