HOW WE COMPARE
More of Oahu for $5 a month than Surfline gives you for $119.99 a year
Side by side with Surfline and Surf News Network, feature by feature.
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✓24 spots explained✓Forecasts double-checked✓Real shots from the water
Limited to 10 VIP Members
The Chronic
$249/mo
- One 1-Hour Private Drone Session per month (Must book within 30 days) $449 Value
- Priority VIP Monthly Booking Calendar Access
- Media Discount 50% off all media purchases
- $100 Credit for private drone session.
- Local - membership perks
Most popular
Limited-Time: Save $$$
The Local
$15.95/mo
- Ohana Pass Digital Member Card + Apple Wallet
- Partner Surf Shop Discounts (coming soon)
- Family Add-On: +$7.95/mo adds a household member — their own pass, spots & swell alerts
- Media Discount: 50% Off All Photo & Video Purchases
- $50 Credit Toward a Private Drone Session
- Grom - membership perks
The Grom
$5/mo
7-day free trial
- Ad-Free Daily Reports & Tide Charts
- My Spots: Pin & Hide Your Surf Spots
- Full 11-Day Spot Forecasts & Wave Chart
- Best Spots Today & Tomorrow: Every Spot Ranked for Your Level, with Why
- Compare Any Two Spots Side-by-Side: Which Is Better Right Now
- Custom Swell Alerts: Per-Spot, Buoy & Size
- Public Gallery Access
- Ad-Free Browsing Experience
Prices plus 4.712% Hawaii GET, added at checkout.
WHY GO OHANA
Oahu’s most complete surf report, from $5 a month
Every spot explained, every forecast double-checked, and real shots from surfers in the water. Here’s how Surf Chronic compares with the other two Oahu reports.
24Oahu spots
11-dayspot forecasts
4sources checked per shore
$5a month vs $120 a year
BEST VALUESurf ChronicOhana Pass
Surf News NetworkPremium
SurflinePremium
Price
$5/moor $50/yr (Grom)
$8/mo
$119.99/yr
Oahu spots with their own page
24
About 6 areas
30+
Forecast length
11 days, every spot
10 days
16 days
Why it’s working todaySwell, size, wind and tide in one line per spot
✓Every spot
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Rates every spot for your levelBeginner / Intermediate / Advanced, with each level’s best spots today & tomorrow and why — plus red “not for beginners today” warnings on big days
✓Three levels
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One rating for everyone
Compare two spots side by sidePick any 2 spots — per-level verdict from rating, wind, size, swell and tide
✓With a verdict
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Do the forecasts agree?Surfline vs the Weather Service vs buoys vs surfers, per shore
✓Shore check
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Eyes on the water
Surfer check-ins plus lineup photos & video on every spot
Observers 3× a day, photo wall
Live cams
Paddle-out, channel & hazard maps
✓Drawn by locals
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Lifeguards, hazards & warnings
✓Per spot
Island-wide
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Swell arrival timesFrom open-ocean buoys, e.g. “reaches the North Shore Fri 5 PM”
✓Per shore
Buoy data
Inside the model
Tides by shoreKing tides, moon, box jellyfish days
✓All four shores
Tide pages
Per spot
Wind & kite beaches
11 beaches + live wind map
Sailing report
Wind per spot
Daily spoken report
Podcast with transcript
596-SURF phone line
Forecaster videos
Custom swell alertsPer spot, buoy and size
✓Included
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App alerts
Shows how accurate it was
✓Public scorecard
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Live cams
Latest look photos from surfers
✓Yes
✓Yes
The Grom
$5/mo
- Ad-free reports & tide charts
- Full 11-day spot forecasts
- Best spots for your level, with why
- Compare any 2 spots side by side
- My spots: pin & hide spots
- Custom swell alerts
The Local
$15.95/mo
- Everything in Grom
- Ohana Pass card + Apple Wallet
- 50% off all media
- $50 drone session credit
- Family add-on: +$7.95/mo each
The Chronic
$249/mo
- Everything in Local
- A private 1-hour drone session every month
- VIP booking calendar
Free with your email: the daily report, tide charts and swell alert emails. Competitor features and prices are from their public websites and App Store listings, October 2026; Surfline also sells an ad-supported plan and a Premium+ plan.