Page 409 - Hawaii: Diving, Surfing, Pearl Harbor, Volcanoes and More

KAIKO’O Right below Kaiko’o Pl.. Rights & lefts pretty much POINT (PORTLOCK POINT) Long, heavy lefts when above chest
blown out daily. Poor access. high. Best in summer southerlies. Too often windy.

BLACK POINT Left peak off point in S swells. Knee to chest high WALL Dangerous left right in front of cliff wall.
for body surfing, bodyboarding or shortboards. Year-round, but
too often windy. SANDY BEACH Bodysurfing, bodyboarding, skim-boarding.
Clavical-crunching shorebreak. Good all year with any S swell.
WAILUPE Nice fast lefts, some rights for shortboards. Blown out Parking lot thieves run amuck. Caution: This place is very ad-
almost every day by trades. No good access routes. vanced, tourists should stay out!. Many tourists get hurt here.

SECRETS Long rights, good lefts for shortboards & longboards. HALF POINT & FULL POINT Rocky shoreline just past Sandy
Needs high tide & N winds. Best waist to head high. Long paddle Beach. Nice, quick waves for shortboards on any S swell.
out. Park facilities.
PIPE LITTLES (A.D.’S) Shallow reef. Nice left tubes to head high in
E swells.
TOES REEF Lagoon paddle along water outflow culvert. Rights &
lefts in calm wind. Private property beachfront. IRMA’S See it from traffic light facing seaward at 11 o’clock direc-
tion. Shallow reef breaks on rocky, rugged shoreline. Good only in
PAIKO DRIVE Left & rights reef break at knee to head high. Best N wind at waist to head high.
at high tide. No access or facilities.
MAKAPU’U May be Oahu’s best bodyboarding. Long lefts, big
TURTLES Middle of bay outer reef. Left peaks and some rights. shorebreak. Best in Winter E swell, to double-overhead. MIDDLES
Best at knee to head high. High tide only. Long way to walk & pad- & BABY MAKAPU’U break right.
dle.
RABBIT ISLAND Paddle or boat to W side of island from Makai
POLES Mushy right, knee to waist high for beginners. Research Pier. Shortboards & longboards, plus waverunners. Fast,
hollow rights. Best in winter with Kona wind & N or NE swell,
FINGERS Bodyboarder spot at base of steps down from Po’ipu Dr. chest high to 1 1. 2 overhead. One-of-a-kind surfing.

CHINA WALL Lefts at chest to double-overhead high. Blown out
often.