as most people know, predicting the south shore swells in hawaii is the hardest. the swells generated down by australia has to make its way all the way up to hawaii and by the time it arrives, it’s almost gone. nobody has ever gotten it right, and most of the south swells are disappointing. they were saying last week that the swell was supposed to arrive on wednesday. then thursday, then friday, then now it’s saturday. i never get my hopes up high because this is just how life is on the south shore. usually small, but when a swell does arrive, it’s freaking awesome! this was last nights forecast for today. looked promising and i bet a lot of surfers called in sick today. sorry guys, try again tomorrow. haha.
light winds all week so epic conditions once the swell arrives. see you in the water!
Monthly Archives: May 2014
South Shore: Hype or Hope?
May 16, 2014 Hawaii Surf Report
5:30am.
The waiting game.
Waist high with chest high sets every hour.
Everybody waiting for South swell.
Coming up later today we hope.
Contest today at Bowls.
No wind so perfect conditions.
Diamond Head biggest and best.
Cloudy becoming sunny.
Warm becoming hot.
Maybe rain this afternoon.
Going surfing.
Have a wonderful day!
Okinawan Begin in Hawaii
ok, look at the weather for the next week in hawaii. totally perfect! light winds, epic morning conditions, and hopefully a new south swell. lot’s of people here in hawaii are calling in sick to work, and planning an epic weekend surf in hawaii. expect epic conditions until 10am and onshore after that. so better get up early and get it early!
ok, as i mentioned before, there is a BEGIN concert this sunday here in hawaii. $30/tickets for the lawn at the waikiki shell. yeah, sit on the grass, drink an orion beer, and enjoy okinawa’s best ever band. 3 years ago, i flew all the way to okinawa to watch them live and it was one of the highlights of my life. i love okinawa and every time i hear “Shimanchu nu Takara,” it brings happiness at that moment. all the great memories and all the great friends come back like it was just yesterday. i’ve been going to okinawa for the past 15 years and the memories are endless. so going to BEGIN in hawaii is another highlight in my life. going with some friends, probably see more friends there, and make more friends as the night falls. i know it’s going to be a very happy event and i won’t miss it for a million bucks!
i put together this slide show 5 years ago in okinawa. i was happy, everybody was happy, and happy was the only word in the air. i’ve had some precious memories in okinawa that i will never ever forget. the soki soba, the snake sake, the orion beers, the jacksan, the tequilla, the good waves, the low tide, the high tide, the sushi, the sashimi, the diving, the pool, the hummer, the beach, the hokulea, the hard reef, and all the great friends. hope to see you all again soon and hopefully will see some okinawan friends at the waikiki shell!
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