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CHUN’S REEF Shortboard & longboard surfing & bodyboarding. HALE’IWA Shortboards, longboard & bodyboarding. Fast, hollow
Four different peaks according to conditions make mellow right rights into “Toilet Bowl”, short lefts. Best in WNW & NW swells,
tubes & short lefts. All winter northerlies work well. Best when to double-overhead high. Top surf lesson spot when small. Experts
knee high to 2’ (.7m) overhead. Hotdog spot. Beachfront parking. only on big days. Caution: Heavy current when big.
Shower.
AVALANCHE Indicator of sets coming into Hale’iwa. Huge cloud-
JOCKO’S Across channel from Chun’s Reef. Shortboard surf- break in deep water.
ing. Fast, hollow, steep lefts on winter NWN swells.chest high to
double-overhead high. Beachfront parking. Shower not far. Cau- WALLS By Hale’iwa surf condos. Right wall to overhead high in N
tion: Bad rips. Long hold downs. swell.
HULTIN’S (OFF THE ROCKS) Across from Laniakea. Nice rights HAMMERHEADS Screaming left tubes if you don’t mind the ham-
& lefts on NW Peak to head high. merheads, which really do breed here.
LANIAKEA Off Meadow Gold Dairy. Shortboards, longboards & SILVA CHANNEL Wrapping left reef at end of Crozier Dr.. Needs
bodyboarding. Best in NW swells. Outside shoulder ride connects Kona wind or no wind to work.
to inside screaming right tube. Knee high to triple-overhead. Cau-
tion: Board-busting clean-out sets. MOKULE’IA BEACH PARK Off Farrington Hwy. just past Waial-
ua. Shortboards & sailboarding. Fast, hollow rights in all Winter
HIMALAYAS Produces giant long cloudbreak lefts outside when N swell. Best thigh to overhead high. Parking by beach. Camping.
perfect. Dangerous when big. Beachfront parking. Restrooms.
THE POINT At spit of land that collects sand in summer. Nice lit- DAY STAR (THE BOAT) Reef 200 yds. past Beach Park. Named
tle lefts in winter. for boat built there. Short left shoulders & long, screaming right
walls. Needs shoulder high to work, but unruly when past double-
PUA’ENA Just up from Hale’iwa. Shortboards. Fast, hollow rights, overhead high.
some lefts for beginners. Best in WNW & NW winter swells, knee
high to double-overhead high. Outside cloudbreak called PUA’ENA ARMY BEACH Quick left tubes in NW swells. Chest to overhead
POINT. Experts only. Giant screaming right connects to PUA’ENA high. Facilities.
inside, if you can clear the dangerous rocks. Parking. Showers.
Restrooms.