The spots
25 spotsAla Moana Bowls
Hawaii's premier south-shore performance left. A hollow, walling reef break beside the Ala Wai Harbor channel; classic on summer S sw...
Backdoor
The right-hand barrel that breaks off the Pipeline peak. Sucks dry over the same shallow reef as Pipe, demanding a late, deep takeoff. On...
Banyans
Big Island's most popular surf spot, on the Kona coast. A right-hand reef break that's surprisingly consistent for the otherwise ...
Chun's Reef
Forgiving right-hand reef break south of Laniakea. A friendly North Shore wave that works on smaller swells and is good for intermediate ...
Ehukai Beach
The beach park fronting Pipeline. Sandbar peaks on either side of the Pipe reef offer fun, accessible alternatives when Pipe is too heavy...
Haleiwa
Long, walling right-hander at the entrance to Haleiwa Harbor. Reliable lineup and the opening venue of the Triple Crown — handles size wi...
Hanalei Bay
Kauai's signature wave. A long, sweeping right wrapping into a postcard-perfect bay; Hanalei Point holds size when the rest of the is...
Ho'okipa
Maui's main north-shore lineup, with multiple reef peaks (Pavilions, The Point, Middles) that produce powerful, hollow waves. Famous ...
Honolii
Big Island's main east-coast surf spot, just north of Hilo. A rivermouth lineup with both lefts and rights and reliable trade-wind se...
Honolua Bay
Maui's premier right-hand point. A long, walling wave wrapping into a cliff-bound bay — Cave, Coconut Grove and Outsides peeling for ...
Kewalo Basin
Punchy right-and-left peak outside the Kewalos harbour mouth. Performance-friendly south-shore reef wave with consistent summer peaks.
Laniakea
Long, mellow right point breaking over a shallow lava reef. A favourite for longboarders and intermediates; turtles often share the lineup.
Makaha
Historic west-side point/reef where Hawaiian surf culture grew up. A long right-hand wave with a heavy bowl section that holds big winter...
Makapuu
Long, peeling shorebreak on Oahu's east coast — the spiritual home of bodyboarding in Hawaii. Mike Stewart and the Sandy/Makapuu crew...
Off The Wall
Short, freight-train right just down the beach from Pipeline. Sucks over a shallow inside reef and produces some of the heaviest, photoge...
Pe'ahi (Jaws)
Maui's deepwater big-wave colossus. A giant, slabby right that only breaks on extreme N–NW swells and has become the global benchmark...
Pinetrees (Waioli)
Long, friendly reef peaks at Waioli Beach Park, named for the ironwood pines along the sand. Forgiving lefts and rights and a Kauai bodyb...
Pipeline (Banzai Pipeline)
The world's most famous wave. A heavy, hollow left-hand reef breaking over a shallow lava shelf at Ehukai Beach, with the Backdoor ri...
Pupukea (Shark's Cove)
Reef peaks just up the beach from Pipeline. Bowly rights and tight lefts off the lava ledges when the conditions line up — a confident-in...
Rocky Point
Twin peaks — a fast, hollow right on the south side and a punchy left on the north — breaking over reef between Pipeline and Sunset. A fa...
Sandy Beach
Notorious shorebreak on Oahu's east end. A heavy, sand-pounding wedge that has been a bodyboarding mecca for decades — and is respons...
Sunset Beach
Big, shifting peak on a deep-water reef. Sunset holds more size than any other regular North Shore lineup and demands strong paddling, ca...
Velzyland (V-Land)
Tight, hollow right-hand reef at the eastern end of the North Shore. Strong localism but a perfect, mechanical wave when small W-NW swell...
Waikiki
Hawaii's legendary nursery wave. Mellow, long-walling reef peaks (Queens, Canoes, Populars) that wrap into Waikiki Beach on summer S ...
Waimea Bay
Hawaii's original big-wave arena. Doesn't break until it's 15+ feet Hawaiian, when a heavy right-hand bowl wraps into the bay...