Surfing North Shore

November 5, 2008 by TrailsTV 

Each winter, O‘ahu’s rugged North Shore serves up some of the largest and imposing ocean waves on the planet. Giant, storm-generated swells make their long trek across the northern Pacific to batter reef breaks and the area’s shoreline. Although winter on the North Shore may not be the best time and place to learn how to surf, the summer months provide safer, saner conditions.
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Trail Stats
Winter Months: 10 - 20′
Summer: great for learning

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When entering the backcountry, proper precautions should be taken, including your health and fitness levels, avalanche beacon and the know-how to use it, shovel, compass, friend, weather information, and common sense.