Surf Spots in Hawaii

🎯 intermediate–expert🌊 WNW–NNE

World-class right point on Maui's NW tip; long fast walls, packs out fast.

Jaws (Peahi)

Premier big-wave venue; tow-in only above 30 ft, paddle-in challenge below.

Pipeline (Banzai Pipeline)

World's most photographed wave — hollow shallow-reef left barrel on the North Shore.

Sunset Beach

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 WNW–NNE

Big-wave outer reef; shifting peaks, holds 15+ ft.

Waikiki (Queen's / Canoes)

🎯 beginner–intermediate🌊 S–WSW

Birthplace of modern surfing — long mellow rights off the Sheraton.

Waimea Bay

Birthplace of big-wave surfing — only ridden when other spots close out.

Ala Moana Bowls

Hollow left reef-tube near the harbor; serious local lineup.

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 S–WSW

Backdoor

Right-hand counterpart of Pipeline; equally hollow and shallow.

Hanalei Bay

🎯 intermediate–expert🌊 WNW–ENE

Long right point at the bay; multiple sections, holds size.

Hookipa

🎯 intermediate–expert🌊 WNW–ENE

Windsurf capital of the world; surfable in the early morning before trades.

Makaha

🎯 intermediate–expert🌊 SSW–NW

Iconic west-side point; holds big swell, family of long-time locals.

Banyans

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 S–W

Big Island's classic right reef in Kailua-Kona; fires on south swells.

Haleiwa

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 W–NNE

Wrapping right reef at the harbor mouth; comp venue, holds size.

Makapuu

beach break

Classic Oahu bodyboarding shorebreak under the lighthouse cliffs.

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 E–SSW

Off the Wall

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 WNW–NNE

Punchy right just west of Pipeline; sand-bottom on the inside.

Rocky Point

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 WNW–NNE

High-performance peaks between Pipeline and Sunset; rippable A-frames.

Sandy Beach

beach break

Notorious shorebreak on the east side; bodysurf famous, neck-snapping closeouts.

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 SE–SSW

Diamond Head Cliffs

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 SSE–SW

Tradewind-fed wedges off the iconic crater; works in light trade winds.

Kewalo Basin

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 S–WSW

Punchy right reef west of Ala Moana; rippable A-frames.

Maalaea (Freight Trains)

World's fastest wave when it breaks — extremely rare big south combo.

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 S–WSW

Tunnels

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 WNW–ENE

Hollow reef tube on Kauai's North Shore; one of Hawaii's best lefts.

Lahaina Breakwall

🎯 beginner–intermediate🌊 S–W

Mellow longboard wave next to the historic Lahaina harbor wall.

Lyman's

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 S–W

Right reef adjacent to Banyans in Kailua-Kona.

Velzyland

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 WNW–NNE

Right reef at the far north end of the North Shore; localized.

Honolii

beach break

Hilo's main beach break; black-sand peaks on east-side trade swells.

🎯 intermediate–advanced🌊 NNE–ESE

Pine Trees (Kauai)

🎯 beginner–intermediate🌊 WNW–NNE

Sandy reef next to Hanalei Bay; family-friendly winter waves.

Pupukea (Gas Chambers)

🎯 advanced–expert🌊 WNW–NNE

Hollow left tube next to Pipeline; uncrowded alternative when small.

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