7th Hole:
Predictably, 7th Hole Kahuku is located off the 7th hole of the Kahuku Golf Course, just around the bend from the North Shore at the start of the Windward Side. 7th Hole offers both a powerful left and right when it’s on. The two waves are split by a very deep, oftentimes sharky, channel. There is usually always surf due to the consistent, yearlong trade-swell. However, conditions are usually always tattered from the persistent onshore trade winds (strongest through summer months). Conditions are best on winter north to northeast groundswells with the occasional prefrontal offshore south-to-west Kona winds. Trade-swell is usually not as strong, and when it is, the winds are usually strong onshore with it. Be aware that 7th Hole requires at least medium skill level when it’s on, but most of the time it’s actually pretty mellow. Also, it’s quite uncrowded during a strong onshore flow, but it can get a crowd on the days when the wind occasionally turns offshore.
Turtle Bay:
It used to be a haven from the North Shore crush, but during the winter months these days, the right breaking in the shadow of the colossus Turtle Bay Resort on the eastern edge of Kawela Bay is a bonafide surfing hot spot. Though considered mellow by North Shore standards, Turtle Bay West can get really good on a proper North swell, even offering up some worthy barrel sections. Meanwhile, around the peninsula and on the east side of the resort, Turtle Bay East turns on during a proper North or North-West swell. It’s also one of the more scenic surf spots on Oahu, with the white sand and lush Bayview and Kaihalulu beaches stretching eastward from the resort.