South Swell on Oahu

[kneemor]

I am headed to Oahu in two weeks and would like to go kneeboarding.

Do any of you know of a spot to kneelo in the summer on oahu?

[Craig]

South shore this time of year. Town surf! I've surfed Kiasers in June w/ a nice 5' south swell. Check (Surfline.com) before you go. Beat the crowds surf dawn patroll.


Just an old Grom!

[Beeline2.0]

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[Scott]

After having lived in Honolulu three years and getting tired of the crowds, I found a lot of fun surfing the Diamond Head area. While the main break (somewhat mushy) is pretty crowded with short boards, long boards, windsurfers and spongers, the real gem (to me) was the area called "Lighthouse", an adjacent reef break just to town side of the main Diamond Head breaks, just out front of the Lighthouse. It doesn't look like much from the cliff--maybe you'll see only a few guys surfing it--but it's a very nice kneeboarding wave with more juice than the other breaks and some compact barrels. You can't appreciate it until you paddle out into it, even as small as 2-4'. Be wary of the reef, though, at low tide.

If the swell is closer to head high and the main town breaks are crowded, another nice diversion can be to drive 20 minutes toward Koko Head along the Kalaniana'ole Hwy to Kawaiku'i Beach Park. There are a whole variety of long, quick reef breaks in front of the park, rarely crowded. Watch someone paddle out before you to see where the narrow reef passes are out to the lineup!

Have fun--use some serious sunblock!

[fooj]

submariner,
Hopefully some south will kick up but lately its been looking pretty grim with nothing on the horizon right now. May/June was unreal, the best in years. Oahu always has surf somewhere. Drop me a message if you're interested in grabbing a surf. Jeff.

[Ler]

Ala Moana. Crack of dawn. Sneek a couple in.

[fooj]

Here's a pretty reliable surf report:

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/Products/SRF.html

Jeff.