Maui, Oahu,Monterrey?

It's FIRING in gaza right now

 

Too soon? HAHAHAHA

 

West Virginia

 

hint: theres' a reason they call it the 7 mile miracle…pick oahu.

 

Are you talking to move to? Or just vacation?

 

I'm a kid from detroit that stayed all around oahu for 8 years... the spots you hear about are always packed, but there's plenty of less frequented spots that absolutely go off on all sides of that island and stay mellow crowd-wise. late summer is slow for waves, but other than that you can almost always find some water moving. it's really easy to get into spearfishing there too.

if you're laid back and respectul, it's a great place with great people. missing it a lot, but it was time to move my haole self back to the mainland for family stuff.

 

no matter where you choose, respect, like the guy above me said will do wonders for you. Make eye contact, give a nod, and make small talk if you go to hawaii. California, i dont know about. No matter what, walk softly and be ready to give up a lot of waves to locals before you get some. I would choose Oahu but i have never been to Maui.

 

gtfo blasters unless u bring your sister

 

Maui. Laid back. Plenty of uncrowded spots. My aunt lives in Monterrey, its nice, good waves, but it is not my scene. Laid back, but gloomy and chilly water. If presented with your 3 options, I would say Maui, Oahu then Monterrey.

Maui has more laid back surf. It can get big on the North Shore and the south shore has a decent swell window, but if I moved there, I would post up on the west side, enjoy fun, manageable waves and drive an hour up to the north shore if it was firing.

 

I go Oahu. Been there, and I would love to live there someday. I took a trip to Monterrey when I lived in California. I didn't care for it too much. The swell wasn't bad by any means, it was actually good. Just not my kind of place.

 

I mean, if you want access to a real city and nightlife and all that, Oahu would be great. But if he is looking for that laid back, chill sh**, I would say Maui. I spent 2 weeks there and by day 3, I had pretty much done everything there is to do. Went all the way to Hana, drove the perimeter of the island. Surfed a bunch of spots.... Now that you mention it, Maui could get super boring, but I live on the same island as Sandblasters right now, and I guess I would say Hilton Head is just as "boring" as Maui. Maui is great, but there aint much to do but chill at the beach, swim, dive and surf.

 

you make maui sound terrible zach. inaccurate portrayal
also, youd move to the west side? you ever read othello? now think the opposite

blasters do you like Asian women? then Honoruru is perfect for you and your sister

I have been around the block and I surf more here than any other spot I have ever been too. there is ALWAYS something to ride. 100% of the time. even if its knee high town mush or chuns dribblers, you can find something to ride any given day

blastes if you are looking to post up dont do it in Monterrey, there are waaaaay too many dudes there with the naval academy and women are a bit outnumbered. thats not true for the surrounding areas like santa cruz and such, but monterey itself is a sausage fest

and cali is full of liberals, think Diane Feinstein but uglier and crankier

I surf spots in oahu on the north shore empty sometimes, names spots get some numbers, but if you can surf and smile and not blow it when its your turn (and know when its your turn) you will have great success

 

Don't get me wrong, I loved Maui. But I am telling you this, there is about 4 times more restaurants, places to go and things to do on Hilton Head. So I am speaking on the comparison of the two. It depends on what he is looking for. Living year round on Maui would give him plenty of waves and plenty of things to do.

I can't judge an island based on a two week trip, but it was generally small the whole time I was there. It was blown out on the east side every time I was over there, for obvious reasons, which is to be expected. Surfed a harbor on the North Shore that was good. There is that little fishing town on the south end, but as far as normal life stuff, I thought that the West side of Maui, and the central area by the airport were really the only places that had much to do....

I am just saying, I have been to many places, and Maui "seemed" to have the slowest pace and the most laid back way of life.

I loved it there. The wife and I both agreed that at some point, we want to live on Maui. Just not any time soon. It was literally, aside from having my daughter, the best two weeks of my life, and by Hawaii standards, the surf was garbage. Plenty of potential. Tons of reefs. It is setup for success.....

I am just saying, Blaster currently lives in a place with not much to do, and Maui has far less to do. Granted, you could spend weeks in the forest and waterfalls and taking in the beauty of it all, but as far as day to dat living, I had island fever before the first week was over. But when I was there, I was also living in a wave rich city with over 3 million people in it, so the comparison was different. Spending two weeks in Maui made San Diego feel like Manhattan....

Wasn't trying to portray Maui in a bad way. Because I listed that as my #1 choice out of the three. I am just saying, it may not be exactly what he thinks as far as living there year round and all that. You obviously could give him more insight. Just kickin what I know to a guy who lives local to me now....

 

You are going to encounter crowds anywhere you go. All three places. There are plenty of spots with less crowds in all three places.

But compared to what you are used to, you will be surfing about 90% more than you do now, and in all three places, the waves will blow your mind on a good day. So, its 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other... All three spots have world class waves when its on, so its really a matter of a "lifestyle" choice.

 

Maybe it was just me, but when I was on Maui, we had to go to Front street once the sun set. There wasn't sh** going on otherwise.

 

North shore has no nightlife other than turtle bay, many parts of hawaii (all islands) are 'country' with not much going on other than crickets after sunset

 

Sandblaster: Not to tie up this thread either, but you may want to add a few other choices on the CA coast. As many of us have stated on here, don't fall to the misconceptions of crowds, earth quakes and high prices. There are empty, outstanding waves for the taking all over southern CA on it's best days. The prices are no higher than anywhere else you mentioned and the earthquakes aint sh**. Plenty of schools ALL OVER soCal, with some of the most insanely hot Wahines on earth. Like I said, it's all about what you want out of life.

If it's just school and waves, move anywhere from San Diego to Oregon, or any island in Hawaii and you will be set for all of your needs. The rest is just splitting hairs about water temps and crowds. If you don't mind a wetsuit, CA is the bizness. Water gets colder on HHI in the winter than anywhere in the state of CA.

 

Crowds on Oahu are entirely spot dependent.