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Radz 74.9

#2220 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 score74.9 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days13% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell32% period 11 s+
Typical size1.7 m 5.6 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Radz

The best time to surf Radz is January, November, December. It rarely works. In January the water sits around 25°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 2.2 m. The nearest airport is HNL (42 km) and the nearest town is Wahiawa (22 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%34%2.2 m25°Cvest
Feb99%27%2.0 m24°Cvest
Mar100%21%2.0 m24°Cvest
Apr99%10%1.7 m24°Cvest
May100%8%1.5 m25°Cboardies
Jun100%6%1.5 m26°Cboardies
Jul100%1%1.6 m26°Cboardies
Aug100%2%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep100%2%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Oct100%8%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Nov100%29%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Dec100%34%2.1 m25°Cboardies

Why 74.9

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%
7.3
Groundswell 12%
6.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.1
Water comfort 10%
8.9
Access 10%
9.5

The detail

Faces 330° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 40% of days. Mean peak period 10.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 9%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 21.703, -158.011 (OpenStreetMap).

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