About Oahu Surf Travel
North Shore
The Rock.Mecca. Circus. Sanctuary.
The North Shore of Oahu is many things to many people. For the surfers lucky enough to call it home, this fabled stretch is the one place they feel most safe, secluded and whole. For the pros who descend to compete every winter — be it for photos or points — it’s the high wire act they must complete, before fans who compelled to follow “the greatest show on earth.” But for everyone else — for everyone who ever rides a wave, in fact — it is the holy land. The place everyone reveres; and the one sacred place you must visit once before you die. Maybe it’s to tackle Pipeline — the most famous testing grounds on the planet. Or perhaps to surf Sunset and experience the very reefs where ancient royalty once rode. Could be to watch an “Eddie Swell” explode across Waimea Bay from the safety from the beach — may be just to play around at Rocky Point. Whatever the motivation, Oahu’s North Shore is the one place that beckons every single surfer to bow down and pray. Answering the call is mandatory — even if it’s just to say you made the pilgrimage
South Shore
Big high-rises. Small waves. Huge parties. Heaps of people.
That’s the South Shore’s reputation. At least during winter, when Honolulu serves as little more than a place to fly into by day — or fly high at night. But come summer, the big city sheds it’s land-based utilitarian role as the south swells rise to fawn over Oahu’s less-famous, but still super fun surf zone. Traditionalists can cross-step in the Duke’s footsteps at Queens and Kaisers; tube-riders can trace Gerry’s signature lines and remember the Ala Mo. No matter the season, this is where you go to pick up the pace. Full of both hustle and bustle, there are always plenty of distractions to tickle your fancy – in and out of the water.