Ted the Kiwi said...SP said...
Thanks for sharing Locky, don't be shy putting more up.
I agree!!!!!!!!
I so want to go there. Please provide details re crowds - that is one thing that has always put me off but recently a few mates have been and said that its not as bad as you think as there are just so many great waves everywhere - waves that you would be frothing over back home!
I found it Pretty good during the weekdays with every having a pretty good vibe in the water.
The weekends got pretty crowded so I opted to go shopping and sample the local grub.
The 2 main breaks at waikiki can get crowded but I still got waves, there was also waves down near the zoo which is a bit of a paddle out but a good left and uncrowed. ( you just had to pull out before the end section) and also a fast left down the other end near the entrance to the harbour. ( this was a bit more localized, but I waited, chilled and got a few).
Also found it better to surf in the morning with less crowds then. Seems to get more crowded in the arvo's from around 2 pm onwards during the week.
There was also waves on the other side of Diamond head and the North Shore has a ton of spots ranging in size.
The east side has some waves but is Very windy and I didn't look to much, as the wind would blow a dog of a chain.
And the west side I didn't really get to explore to much as I was told by a few different guys it can get pretty heavy with crime and stuff. Drove to Makaha and back but didn't stop along the way.
There was also a heap of good shopping to keep the missus happy. IE: Make up and runners at less than half price than what you would pay here.
And I brought a crap load of t-shirts, Quicky, Rip Curl, ect also local stuff that you can't get anywhere but hawaii, HIC, Da Hui, T&C, ect and didn't pay over $20 for not One of them
All in all stocked
Big stuff
until a group of true locals would paddle out and bring some more aloha to the line up.
Big mountain ranges.
