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GAS CHAMBERS Left peak on W swell. Coral bottom. Breaks into PELE’S FOLLOWERS S Side of Kulalua Pt. just past Shark’s Cove.
Rocky Point rights. Good on any winter swell. Right break off Gas Rocky shoreline. Nice rights.
Chambers called TURKEY BAY.
WAIMEA BAY One of world’s most famous big-wave breaks at
PUPUKEA Good rights, smaller lefts on N swells, knee to double Waimea Bay Park. Shortboard surfing, bodyboarding, bodysurfing,
overhead high. Great for bodysurfing. Shallow inside section. Sandy big-wave board surfing. Advanced & experts only. Best on WNW
beach. swell head high to 30’ (9m) . Great after Sunset Beach closes out.
Parking ot. Showers. Restrooms. Picnic area.
EHUKAI Rights & lefts over rare sandy bottom. Best at knee to head
high. PINBALLS On smaller swells this is the inside break of WAIMEA
BAY on the cliffs side of the beach.
BANZAI PIPELINE Just below Ehukai Beach Park, across from
Sunset Beach Elem. School. Shortboards bodyboarding, bodysurf- WAIMEA SHOREBREAK Famous, photogenic shorebreak. Bone-
ing, big-wave board surfing. Advanced & experts only. Unforgiving crunching wicked. Caution: Vicious drop. Experts only.
waves in Winter WNW swell to triple overhead. One of world’s
great, booming left breaks. Several reefs outside create break UPPERS (formerly called ELEPHANTS) Uncrowded rocky coast.
when big. Parking at Ekuhai Beach Park or along road. Showers. Cool right wall to head high in N swell
Restrooms. Enjoyable watching from shore. Caution: Crowded. MARIJUANA’S 1. 3 mile (.5 km) from Left Overs at large rocks
Shallow & sharp bottom. Fast hollow rights at Pipeline called BACK outcropping by private homes. Very shallow right tubing peaks to
DOOR. chest high.
OFF THE WALL (KODAK REEF) Just below Pipeline. Fast & furi- ALLIGATOR ROCK Nice rights near prominent rock. Outside big
ous, hollow rights on shallow lava & sand bottom. right break called BABY SUNSET.
LOG CABINS Visible from Ke Wa’ena lifeguard tower, just down LEFT OVERS At 3rd break in houses along Kam. Hwy., in front
from Pipeline. Quick rights on northerly winter swells. Good at of private property. Nice little lefts in winter N, NW & W swells.
knee to head high, N, NW or W swells. Caution: Dangerous bottom RIGHT OVERS Just S of Left Overs.
with broken lava outcropping.
PIDLEY’S Next spot from Chun’s. Lava & sand bottom. Lefts on W
OUTER LOG CABINS Giant outside cloudbreak when way big. swell to head high.
Famous “Condition Black” tow-in surfing.

