Hawaii travel advise

Yeah dont think your goin to mosey on out at Sunset and grab a few,its a long way out brudda.

 

Those are great places to get shot at by wannabe gangstas.

 

Hawaii in four days??
hahahahahahaha!!!
Bring lots of crystal meth....oh, wait, you can buy it on any corner in them stinking p.o.s. islands.
Oh....f*** the Duke. Da Hui are morons.

 

Be prepared for more speed and power in the surf than you've ever experienced.

Your friend's old roomate should be able to help you find some places to surf that are less of a hassle than the showcase breaks. Local knowledge there is key. "You paddle out between this rock and that one, see the channel? Then sit here, and line up that palm tree with the yellow house, and wait."

Have fun!

 

Just to add some additional info.

First, I also highly recommend renting a car. The Bus is pretty awesome, but I'm pretty sure you can't bring surfboards on it. Besides, you'll want to be able to explore.

Absolutely do not leave anything valuable in your car.

I stayed at the Mariot, not sure how far that is from the Hilton. Regardless, if you're staying on the south shore there are board rentals at the hotel. There are better deals right on the beach. When I was there, there was a couple of guys that rented boards right on the beach by a surf spot called Fours. While October isn't prime season for the south shore, there's usually something rideable out there, and it can be a lot of fun to cruise on a longboard. I'd skip any of the really popular breaks like Ala Moana. There are plenty of other spots that, while maybe crowded, aren't as competitive. Fours was a lot of fun; if you have a car you might want to drive out to Kalaeloa/Barber's Point. There is a lot of room to spread out there, and plenty of waves to go around. Very mellow spot.

I'm pretty sure Surf and Sea on the North Shore in Haleiwa rents boards. You also might want to consider just buying a used board there, and then selling it when you leave.

If you're going to surf the north shore, I would recommend either surfing Laniakea/Hultin's or Ehukai beach park where Pipeline is. There are two big channels to get out at Lani's, one right in front of the lifeguard stand and another along the rocks that will dump you out at Hultin's. Getting in can be a bit of a pain, but not too bad if it's not real big. Ehukai breaks along the whole stretch, and there's room to spread out between Pipe and Gas Chambers.

If you go to the west side, Barber's Point is a good spot as well as Tracks. Tracks gets pretty crowded, but again there is room to spread out and the crowd is pretty mellow in my experience.

Hope that helps.

 

Well it might not be such a bad idea...


Just some other things after reading all this- for an east coast guy like you discribed and never being to hawaii prior- your going at the perfect time. You might not get a real good south swell- but you could get a 3ft south swell- which the Hawaiians would call flat- but we would call 5 to 6ft! That's pretty much the scaling. Sooo you'll get some of the better spots- and it won't be too crowded! And the waves will be a fun size. When ever I went this time of year- I usually always had a south and then a north swell hit...nothing big but fun... but I usually went for at least 10 days...

And yes the north shore (for most of us on the east ) starts to get heavy over 10ft - they call it 5ft.. so idk your surfing ability, but be careful and use common sense. Watch for a while before surfing- note where ppl paddle out and come in...

Don't forget to bring the soft racks for the car rental!

 

Actually i also want to travel there, One of my favorite place

 

Yea I agree... many good memories...

 

Wednesdays at Aloha stadium swap meet and marketplace, used to be huge fun ,all kinds of folks selling everything you can think of .but i dont know if its still goin on

 

They did when I left two years ago. It's a good place to grab souvenir t-shirts and such, and you can grab boardshorts there pretty cheap. Not logo-brand, but nevertheless they work just fine for surfing.

 

HI to RI to SD, your workplace is very surf friendly- USN or USCG related?

 

I remember wanting to join the Coast Guard in my early 20's, but a few deterrents were that I was in horrible shape at the time and very overweight, which I'm not anymore. And I was afraid they'd move me to some place like Mississippi or Louisiana at some point, rather than on the Atlantic of Pacific Coasts or Hawaii/Puerto Rico.

 

LOL. I'm Navy. I desperately tried to get back to Hawaii, but there simply isn't a billet there for me. I was offered SD, and since I've never lived there I figured I'd give it a shot. Just between us, I really would prefer to retire and move down to Florida near DawnPatrol321, but the wife really wants to go to San Diego. So, looks like I'm doing one more tour and then we'll see how it works out.

My first tour I lived on the Marine base at Kaneohe, on base housing a block from one of the two surfing beaches there. Talk about an amazing experience.

While there's always some danger of getting stationed somewhere without surf, excepting a brief tour in DC (which was entirely my fault) and about a year in Tampa, I've managed to live at surfable places my entire career. It's been a really good deal.

 

I have family who's USCG and they were stationed in OKC for a spell. Political pork at its worst. He wasn't directly working with boats though, it was a DHS thing.

 

I was stationed in NAS Oceana Virginia Beach & also NAS Miramar in San Diego with VF-31 F-14 Squadron. I lived in California before the Navy & when they gave us the option to change squadrons & stay in VB or go to San Diego it was easy to head west. Miramar is 9 miles from Blacks 16 miles to La Jolla and that's where I would go most of the time for waves. I Love San Diego such a beautiful place, tons of stuff to do, great places for food & drinks.

 

I did it once in hawaii myself... thinking most rentals would have a hard rack...

Ended up at the Ace Hardware to buy some tie downs ... haha

Happy some advice was well used!

 

Don't forget too- if it's flat everywhere else- head straight to diamond head