North Shore’s own John John Florence was voted most popular surfer in the world at the umteenth annual surfer poll awards held recently on the North Shore of Oahu at Turtle Bay Resort.
Your first lesson is usually accompanied by some nervousness of the unknown. “Can I do this? Will I be able to stand up? What if I fall?” That’s why an experienced dedicated instructor is key to making your surf experience delightful. With full interactive instruction and coaching on land about the best surf technique, local expertise on the waves and currents, safety review and lots of time for questions, you will enter the water with confidence.
At the end of your lesson your body will be tired but your spirit will be energized and your mind clear. You will soon discover that surfing is like Hawaii. Absolute bliss in paradise.
So you pulled the trigger and decided to spend some time on the North Shore during the Month of December. What can you expect? If you arrive before the 20th of December you will get to watch the Pipe Masters, which runs from the 8th to the 20th surf permitting. The men’s world champion of surfing will be decided at this event and it’s truly one of the greatest shows on the earth. You can expect the surf to be breaking everyday, with excellent conditions for learning to surf. You can also expect to see pro surfer’s virtually everywhere you go. Right now there are over 200 professional surfers in the world and they are all on the North Shore for the end of the world tour. Pro surfers are super nice to fans, you can take pictures with them at the beach and get autographs signed as well. However, since the North Shore is also the coolest place in the world, being filled with surfers, it’s not cool to approach them in the super market, especially Food Land. Besides, great surfing and pro surfer sitings, one can expect to find it hard to find places to stay on the […]
It’s that time of year on the North Shore of Oahu when the surf is perfect for beginners learning to surf. The North Shore Surf Girls Surf School is lucky because in the summer months Hawaii’s surf mellows out just enough for there to be a little beginner wave at a special beach called Chun’s Reef, located just two miles north east of Haleiwa town. Chun’s Beach also features a rather empty white sand beach, super clear water, green sea turtles swimming all around and a it is also guarded by the City and County of Honolulu Lifeguards from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily.
Spring break starts in a few short week and the North Shore of Oahu is the perfect place to visit. Learning to surf on the North Shore is the perfect bucket list item to check off. Other activities spring breakers can do include, hiking, snorkeling, and even parting with pro surfers at Turtle Bay Resort. However, spring breakers on the North Shore will find it hard to park at Laniakea or Turtle Beach, because officials have closed it off. Apparently accessing the beach safely is not part of our governments mission statement. Below is a cute video that explains the current status:
It’s the beginning of the the 3rd week in November and the surf on North Shore is super glassy and incredibly small. The Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing is on hold, with everyone praying for anything besides dead flat. The surfer boys and girls are all going stir crazy too. New surf contest towers go up and surfing lessons go down, and to top it all off the State of Hawaii is closing off a public park out of spite. Say goodbye to Laniakea, the best North Swell surf spot in Hawaii.
(March 30, 1959 – November 2, 2013)
North Shore Surf Instructor Montgomery “Buttons” Kaluhiokalani’s had magic feet and a ready smile. Buttons a true Hawaiian surfing legend invented a surfing style that influenced generations of surfers sadly left us on November 2, 2013, losing a hard fought battle with cancer. Button’s was a true master on a surfboard, the kind that are born not made. Always wearing a huge smile, most likely permanently planted on his face from the joy of all the insane waves he’s ridden in his life, Button’s loved everyone he knew. Humble too was his way, just smiling even more when someone gave him props for his surfing, which did all the talking anyway. The last years of his life he spent at the beach, mostly Chun’s and Puaena Point teaching tourist and VIP’s to surf. It was fun to work/play with him in the water, his line “You be the boss of the board” always made his students stand up. His volunteering of his expertise teaching special needs children to surf with Mauli Ola Foundation and others will ensure that his love will live on forever. Buttons you will be missed by all us North Shore […]
In honor of international surfing day we thought we’d share some of the history of surfing in Hawaii…
Mākaha Surfing
Although no one knows for sure exactly where and when surfing began, there is no doubt that over the centuries the ancient sport of “heʻe nalu” (wave sliding) was perfected, if not invented, by the kings and queens of Hawaiʻi, long before the 15th century AD.
“Surf-riding was one of the most exciting and noble sports known to the Hawaiians, practiced equally by king, chief and commoner. It is still to some extent engaged in, though not as formerly, when it was not uncommon for a whole community, including both sexes, and all ages, to sport and frolic in the ocean the livelong day.” (Malo)
One of the early (if not first) written descriptions of surfing in Hawaiʻi (Kealakekua Bay:)
“The surf, which breaks on the coast round the bay, extends to the distance of about one hundred and fifty yards from the shore …. Whenever, from stormy weather, or any extraordinary swell at sea, the impetuosity of the surf is increased to its utmost height, they choose that time for this amusement … twenty or thirty of the natives, taking each a long narrow […]
The North Shore Surf Girls teach surfing lessons on the North Shore of Oahu in the Summer months at a beach called Chun’s Reef. While the North Shore is well known for it’s world class surfing beaches in the Winter months, it also has excellent beginner waves in the Summer months due to a trade wind generated swell that wraps around the island.
North Shore surfer/musician Jack Johnson releases video and new single, “I got you”.