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If any of you good Puna Folks surf the eastside, perhaps you could offer me a brief summary of the following surf spots.
Honoili'i Point
Hilo Bay Front
Kalapana
Pohoiki
When we first move there from Oahu in Jan., I will have a month or two before I need to return to work. So I'd like to take this time to teach my younger kids to surf . So if any of you can fill me in on condition of these places I'd greatly appreciate it.
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Honoli'i Point is probably the most popular and consistent surf spot. Sometimes (and it seems to be happening a lot this winter), Hilo Bay is good based on the number of surfers I see. Kalapana -- well, I've never seen anyone out there, but you'll need to talk to some real surfers to get the scoops on that. Pohoiki seems a little inconsistent but I often see surfers there.
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There are several breaks at Pohiki bay, and a spot just down the road towards Kapoho called Secret. Secret is hard to find unless you know where it's at. As mentioned in the last post, Honoli'i is probably the most consistant break on this side of the island, but also the most crowded surf spot on the island. When the swells are right, generally during the winter, Keaokaha has several spots with some pretty nice breaks, starting at 4 mile, all the way up to Richardsons. There's also a beach the other side of Volcano between Punalu'u and Whitington that has some nice surf. Once again, you have to know the road to turn on off of the highway to get there. Hope this helps.
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Forgot to add that Honoli'i is definitely the best spot for learning to surf, Bayfront is a good learner spot also, but not that often is there enough swell to make any good waves. Most of the rest of the spots are very dangerous reef breaks.
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Forgot to add that Honoli'i is definitely the best spot for learning to surf, Bayfront is a good learner spot also, but not that often is there enough swell to make any good waves. Most of the rest of the spots are very dangerous reef breaks.
Aloha,
Mark
How is the bottom at Honoili'i? I hope it's on the mellow side? I'd hate to have my boy look like he was run through a "Cheese Grader',after a surf session there?
As for Bayfront, you really only need rollers to get the kids up on longboards. How is the water there,and bottom?
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Hi Beachboy. Lots of rocks at Honoli'i that can cut you up very badly. My husband surfs there several times per week and he's very experienced, yet sometimes gets cuts. It's just one of the hazzards. Also, if it has been raining a lot be careful of surfing by the river. The water gets really dirty and you can get really sick from it. Also, big logs come out of the river after it rains. Of course, there are tiger sharks, but they don't usually bother anyone. It's no Waikiki beach, so be careful.
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For the east side of the island, Honoli'i is your best bet for learning. Just make sure it's on a very small day, and stay on the inside joeys. It's a misture of sand and river rocks on the inside, quite rocky on the outside. The Kona side is a much better venue for roly poly learner waves. It might be better to make the drive over there a couple times and when they're used to the water then approach Honoli'i. Angela
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I took the kids over to Honoili'i today...it was fun to watch the waves were really up. It was a little rough though for a beginner for sure, but there were kids body boarding near the beachy area...I did like the fact there were bathrooms, life guards, showers and picnic tables, etc. Very cool spot - we'll go watch again there for sure.
P.S. Just stopped by today to show Tony - on our way over to the west side...It was raining and very muddy by where the river dumps out there...remembered what was said about swimming near there...it really runs during rainy weather.
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Edited by - Carolann R on 01/04/2007 03:44:11
