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Suicides 63.3

#3157 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · Hawaii · near Kailua-Kona

Peaks in January, gentle enough to learn.

Warm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score63.3 /100
Surfable days54% of the year
Clean days28% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell28% period 11 s+
Typical size0.6 m 2.1 ft median
Water26°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Suicides

The best time to surf Suicides is January, February, December. The season runs Dec to Feb. In January the water sits around 26°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is KOA (30 km) and the nearest town is Kailua-Kona (37 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan90%75%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Feb87%70%1.0 m25°Cvest
Mar63%30%0.7 m24°Cvest
Apr65%21%0.7 m25°Cboardies
May41%14%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Jun39%8%0.6 m26°Cboardies
Jul20%4%0.5 m26°Cboardies
Aug25%8%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Sep34%8%0.5 m27°Cboardies
Oct54%17%0.6 m27°Cboardies
Nov65%31%0.7 m26°Cboardies
Dec71%52%0.8 m26°Cboardies

Why 63.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
15.6
Clean days 24%
16.6
Groundswell 12%
5.4
Season spread 10%
5.5
Wave size 8%
0.5
Water comfort 10%
9.1
Access 10%
9.0

The detail

Faces 315° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 100% of days. Mean peak period 13.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 80%. Months that work: 7 of 12. Coordinates 19.951, -155.864 (OpenStreetMap).

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