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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | the point, kualoa valley |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | Standard (means good) |
| | experience | all surfers |
| | surf frequency | regular |
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Wave |
| type | point-break |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | reef (coral,sharp rocks etc..) with sand |
| | power | - powerful
- ordinary
- fun
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | long (150 to 300 m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - North
- East
- NorthEast
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| | wind direction | - NorthWest
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| | swell size | starts working at less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+ |
| | tide position | mid and high tide |
| | tide movement | rising tide |
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Author: Anonymous
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kualoa point Access |
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Past Kualoa Ranch, in front of Kualoa Valley (where the bunkers are.) Where the houses on the beach side end.
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | OK |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
ok |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- rocks
- sharks
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Park on either side of the street by the gate to the valley. Hit the beach, paddle out. Watch for rocks on the way in, and head out to the right, in the direction of the houses, to get around whitewash and to either the inside or outside breaks.
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Overview |
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Atmosphere |
When this spot is cranking, the far, faaaar outside break can be amazing, and is never crowded. A good northeast or east swell can make for some really clean and fun 5-8+ waves. These waves break from open ocean to reef, and can be really powerful. Less adventurous folks can stay in the inside breaks, where it peaks at about 5 during the winter, and is usually about 3-4 feet hawaiian scale.
However, the outside is almost never consistent and is often just whitewater mess that is really difficult to get past, or worth it at all.
The inside break is divided into two halves. The first is closer to the beach, and is positioned right in front of the gate to the valley. Shortboarders usually hang here, because the waves break and pop up fast. It gets shallow at low tide, but this area is sandy, so it isn't too bad.
The second is positioned in front of the bunker nearest to the valley. This is more popular with the longboarding crowd. The waves are not as frequent, but are often bigger and cleaner, and also go farther.
On a good day, a swell will overlap each spot, since they are diagonal to each other. Each spot can go right or left. For the second break, left leads to a sometimes shallow reef (but longer ride,) and right can overlap the shortboarders, if there are any there.
The first, more inside break tends to peel right, but can lead to an annoying area of strong current if you ride it too far.
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General |
As a person who lives, literally, down the street from this break, I can say that even though it isn't always world class (but sometimes can be!), it's always fun to throw a board in the water here. Plus, there are many days where you and another person are the only people there, with the surf all to yourself. Sure beats a snarly lineup in town or up north, even if the waves are perfect there.
I've never had a problem with people or aggressiveness at this spot.
When there's a strong trade swell, sometimes bluebottles/man of wars float in and hug the shore. Bring some vinegar and meat tenderizer in your car in case you get stung. |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 21° 32.10399' N |
| GPS Long. | 157° 50.31516' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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comment by frozen hawaiian , 2009-11-24 11:26:32