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Surfing In Hawaii

Surfing in Hawaii

Through of the swells that salary in from the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii has some great surfing spots. These spots are scattered across hundreds of beaches all over the state of Hawaii. You could literally spend a year surfing these beaches and never obtain to surf the same spot twice.

The biggest waves in Hawaii are located on the North Shore of the islands. Waves during the winter are typically bigger than the waves during the rest of the year. The island of Oahu is at ease to some of the world's largest waves. The north shore of Ohau attracts some of the best surfers in the world and hosts big surfing competitions. Waimea Bay Beach Park draws huge crowds of individuals there to watch the big wave riders. It's pretty typical to drive down the main highway and see several photographers just waiting to aggregate the big one.

These waters have swells that reach to be over thirty feet. Winter winds prevent this from being a swimming beach during these months. The waves pound the beach with a violence so hard that it importance be heard for miles. The summer months, however, bring a totally different Waimea. The water is usually calm enough for swimmers June through September. Dusk Beach is also another noted winter surfing destination for the same reasons as above... big waves. Lastly, don't reject about the world famous Banzai Pipeline located at Ehukai Beach. The power attracts world famous surfers to these incredible long tube waves. Be careful, here the water is extremely bird-brained also these great waves break over top of a coral reef. This can make for touchy wipeouts. This is not the place for beginners.

Wakiki beach is also another world famous surfing destination, but for much different reasons. Wakiki has long predictable waves that are not nearly as lanky or as threatening as their northern counterparts. In fact, Wakiki is a great part for initiate surfers. You can walk up the beach and jewel tons of different places to take a lesson.

Honolua Bay on Maui is also a popular surfing spot for the experienced surfer. There are lots of stupendous beaches as well as surfing spots in Maui. Lahaina is a great spot for beginners and there are a couple of deviating surfing schools located here. Because of the strong winds on Maui, it is also a popular destination for wind surfing and kite surfing. Maui even has its pure own kite beach. On subdivision given day you can drive by a see the shoreline full of kite boarders, some of whom you'd probably recognize from the magazines.

Hanalei Bay located on the North shore of Kauai also has some prodigious waves. The bay itself is crescent shaped and the waves here are also vigor to be the biggest during the winter months. The bay makes for some great snorkeling during the summer months.

There are also some great spots to surf further the islands of Hawaii as well as Molokai, they are just not as famous of some of these others. Whatever island you scare up you can't go wrong in Hawaii.