Surfing Waves

My favorite surf break in Waikiki is "Canoes". 2nd would be Baby Queens, which is inside of Queens and Canoes. It's the place where many top pros learned to noseride.

These girls are less than 100 lbs. Are show how to step front and back to move their 9 foot heavy glassed single finned longboards.

bellissimo!

Love the spot but hate the crowds. Do you have advice for avoiding them?
Also, what do you think of Barbers Point at Kalaeola and Puaena on the North Shore?

I need something to do while the Mrs. goes shopping!

I am going to Honolulu in October. I may try to rent a board and hit the surf if there is any. Last time I was there the beach boy I talked to had an early morning special 2 hours for the price of one but I only had 1 hour to surf . He thought I was trying to gyp him for a cheap board rental I guess they hear all kinds of stuff.

BoMan wrote:Love the spot but hate the crowds. Do you have advice for avoiding them?
Also, what do you think of Barbers Point at Kalaeola and Puaena on the North Shore?

Not so much Barber's Point, but White Plains is now Waikiki #2. Lots of SUP's mixed in with all the surfers there. Puaena point is usually half the size of Haleiwa on a given day.
As for crowds, just got to go really early or give a wave - get a wave.

I ended up watching the guys in the background - not many actually seemed to be catching waves. Although there was a great moment at around 1.45 of some guy on a wavestorm

That maybe is a GSI Seaglass Project Albacore fin-less board. Kinda like a softer floaty-er Alaia.

waikikikichan wrote:That maybe is a GSI Seaglass Project Albacore fin-less board. Kinda like a softer floaty-er Alaia.

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I had the same thought

Great to watch this, all so smoothly done!

I've not been cross stepping long, but I cannot get it smooth like these girls, I'm a bit of lurcher and probably try to cross too fast
just to get the 2nd foot planted for stability, anyone got any advice how to get a bit more 'catlike'?

voyager wrote: I'm a bit of lurcher and probably try to cross too fast
just to get the 2nd foot planted for stability, anyone got any advice how to get a bit more 'catlike'?

Wingnut told me to "walk like you're walking down the sidewalk". Basically head up / eyes up. Lurching, you're hunched over. Your head going past your feet causes you to unconsciously "catch" yourself falling forward. Walk like a KING full of pride. Let your head be the top of a balanced triangle with your two feet as a stable base.
You should be stable standing on that one foot. Try standing in the pause moment between picking up and putting down the crossing foot ( kinda looks like a pink flamingo ). Hover you toes a centimeter over the front put down area and then swing back and hover a centimeter over the back place down area all the while standing only on the front foot. ( then do the same then "uncrossed" standing only on the back foot )

gee....thanks for that! It's extremely hard to find instructional stuff like this on the internet, I've watched Wingnut, Joel Tudor, Kevin Miske, Kevin Conelly for hours trying to pick up every single slight subtlety of how they are doing it, watching where heads, arms, feet, knees are positioned. I'm practicing almost every day, when we get waves. Also have three wobble balance cushions set up at home in a row and practice walking across those and balancing on one leg, trying to keep knees bent.
I'm gonna go out there with your info in my head tho next time!

What a lovely spot that looks with the sun glistening on the turquoise water and the vibrant beach front, the girls make the nose riding look so graceful.

This looks like a really nice spot to learn nose riding It's so crowded that I don't have to worry about sharks. When would it be a good time to go? Summer? I'm planning to go in November next year for around 2 weeks. Need to start doing some research!

For the South, Best waves are in June. November thru February has the largest Northswell. But sometimes if the swell comes from the North/West, there's a wrap that hits Waikiki.
What kind of researching do you need ?

Since I've never been to Hawaii. So what should I be expecting or what are the common misconception of Hawaii? Things that I should refrain doing or what I should bring/prepare? As far as I can see, the humidity is very high so it will be very much like SE Asia? I'm not so much into seeing the North shore cos I can't surf them. Most of the breaks are well above my level and I just want something easy for longboard. Long easy rides that are a friendly to kooks. I remember Bill said I'll fit right in Hawaii since I'm as tanned as the locals!

BaNZ wrote: As far as I can see, the humidity is very high so it will be very much like SE Asia?

So can you point out all the tourist covered in sweat ? Two words you need to look up, TRADE WINDS.

Sun wise, i say it's more intense when it comes to getting sunburned, but I tell you it's way more humid in Tokyo than it is in Honolulu.

If you are where they blow offshore in a more rural area with garden valleys you can smell the plumeria as you surf

BaNZ wrote:This looks like a really nice spot to learn nose riding It's so crowded that I don't have to worry about sharks.

Don't worry....the water is much more clear so you can see the end swimming to you before getting chomped.

Come to Indo....#1 fishery for sharksfin for soup....won't see many around here.

Big H wrote:

BaNZ wrote:This looks like a really nice spot to learn nose riding It's so crowded that I don't have to worry about sharks.

Come to Indo....#1 fishery for sharksfin for soup....won't see many around here.

Sadly dynamite and cyanide fishing too, + boat anchor drag on the coral reefs, by careless boat captains become charter some fishermen.

Yes on a serious note the local fishery is in real trouble. Our hotel sits on the beach but I buy fish from Paupa and North Sumatera to supplement local availability.

Those two locations are far from Bali. There is a threat to develop the benoa bay, ripping up mangroves and building mixed use complexes on the land they plan to drain and reclaim. That happens and there will be no local fishery.