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comment by Anonymous, 2007-11-27 05:03:31

the wall
been boyboarding at chinas/wall for like 11 years now. started at the point as a grom and worked my way out to the better stuff. it's really not any more dangerous than any other shallow reef...the reef is just to your side instead of under you. getting dragged along the wall definetly sucks though. chinas doesn't really get good until it's like 4-5'+ hawaiian but when it's on it's probably one of the best spots on the hawaii kai side.

comment by PFS, Barrld, 2006-09-26 20:33:50

The Wall Can be classic
I lived in Hawaii Kai from 1967 to 1977 and surfed The Wall in all types of conditions. We used to call the inside section The Point when it was on the small side--gnarly to make the finger--and the outside China Wall, which broke further out in the bay when it was overhead and bigger. I once rode a big wave from the Wall all the way to the next break in the bay, which we called Pillars back then. Classic place, good to still see it pounding on the big souths.

Geev 'Um!

comment by Anonymous, 2006-08-24 22:26:05

Jabber..
Ey Jabber Jaw, whats your name? I surfed the wall from '83-'89. we prolly know each other.

comment by Anonymous, 2006-07-28 19:04:39

jabber jaw
i used to ride this wave in the early 80's and it's still the same... solid and easy access - get in get out, but don't get caught inside on a big day. and, watch out for the finger (a piece of rock from the clift that sticks out like a finger). ouch!

comment by Anonymous, 2006-06-20 05:37:41

Classic!
Yeah, The Wall is a killer rush when it's big. But you must have seen it on a crappy day, because there are usually rides for about 100+yards on good days. At the end of the "rock cropping",as you called it, it opens up into a great left with many hittable sections. High enough tides you can pull in to barrels at the inside "fingers". It sounds to me like you saw it on a day when it was either too big for the Wall to be good, or the wrong direction. I bet it was a SW, those are usually not too good out there...not even at Chinas-unless real big.

comment by from a Town visitor, 2006-06-16 07:12:00

Observations...
Checked this spot out the past few days with a decent south swell. it was liek standing beside Thunder Mountain log ride at an amusement park... big, thundering booms, water splashing and exploding everywhere, the table-top style wall, with a few serious balsy locals out surfing it. Still, it seemed they were wasting a south swell at such a great risk... They would paddle for the wave as it jacked up right against the cliff, doubling in size withing seconds. With great intensity in their eyes, they would shoot down at an angle towards teh trough to get clear of the wall as much as they could because the wave just throws into the wall then explodes about 40 feet later into a rocky outcrop. The rider would get this big roller coaster drop, then maybe do an extended bottom turn and one roundhouse off the top before shooting out into the channel and it is all over. The wave is only so long because of teh next break and reef about fifty yards over. Most rides lasted less than 10 secondsa, aveaging more like 5 or 6 seconds. So, yeah, its a real 'technical; surf spot, super dangerous, but still looks like a real rush to surf,like The Montezumas Revenge ride at Knotts Berry Farm... short but extreme. I woul dnto surf out there because it is a huge risk for such a low pay-off in temrs of wave quality and length of ride. Very few waves, if any, actually tubes where you could realistically ride in the barrel...most guys just want to make the drop, which gives them so much speed there's no way they could stall for the short barrel against the cliff, but that being said, maybe gusy get barreled sometimes. Anyway, its a lot of fun to watch btu if this spot is breaking, that means the south swell is up so many more places will be much more rewarding for most. So locals, be stoked, if you like this wave... I'm one guy who will say to others, stay away for your own safety!!!! Explosize is the best adjective for this spot!!!!

comment by anonymous, 2006-04-27 15:58:54

Shows you how stoopid people are on here...China walls is out in the ocean about 500 yards from most of these pictures. This place is called The Wall. They don't even have any good pictures of Chinas. The couple they do have here are of shitty days. Gets way bettah. North shore size and power out there.Lived on Mariners Ridge for years and could see Chinas perfectly when it was going off. Broke to da middle of bay almost when was huge. Probl good thing peple on here dont have a clue.

comment by anonymous, 2006-04-21 16:29:52

KOOKS
I grew up surfing this spot before I moved to the mainland. It is not a hard place to surf, "if you know how to surf" and not be a kook! Most kooks sit inside at Point cuz they dont want to get thrown into the wall because of everyone scratching for da waves. So yeah, don't surf here if you're not an above average surfer. No sense in everyone sitting inside at Point giving all the true rushers an obstacle course.

comment by Kelly, 2006-04-08 19:16:18

hard to surf here!!!!
I grew up surfing in Oahu my entire life and I have never once been able to surf at china walls. It is a great place to go with friends and jump off the rocks into the water (watch out for vana or urchins on the climb out of the water) but not great for surfing AT ALL. If you are in this area, I would recommend driving the 10 extra minutes south to diamond head, kewalas, or even waikiki/ala moana. Have fun!!!

comment by anonymous, 2006-03-26 06:55:45

Wow. Very dangerous
Visited last year. I surfed a lot of places, but wow this spot is dangerous and can get very big. Crazy.
I saw this kitesurfer surfing it, no one else out except some surfers watching him. Crazy. They told me this guy kites here often when gets windy. Respect!