August 22, 2023 Hawaii Surf Report

Yesterday once more:  Eddie at Bowls.

Good morning 3:20am.
Ala Moana chest high and good.
Diamond Head head high and good.
Trade winds at 20mph.
Sunny and warm.
Going to the sea.
Have a wonderful day!

Hawaii Transit Surfer

Forgot to post these photos from yesterday afternoon.  Went to surf with a very travel smart man that uses a free stopover in Hawaii just so he can surf.  He flies in, we surf, and he flies out.  All within a few hours.

We have a very limited time so the more waves he rides, the better rest he will have on his next flight.  Some travelers wait out their transits at the airport, but not this traveler.  This is how you maximize every minute!

Went to hang out in the evening at Kewalo’s with the family.

The Moniz family is getting bigger and bigger.  This is only 1/8th of the family.

Seth Moniz just got back from a long trip to Tahiti in the morning but made time to play with the kids in the afternoon.  Such a good Uncle!

Keahi Moniz and I share the same birthday.  He gets an e-bike and I get nothing.  Haha.

Fast forward to this morning and this is what Bowls looked like.  Epic waves and perfect conditions.

Finished surfing and went home to a rainbow.

Round 2 back to Boot Camp.  The girls are mastering Diamond Head!

Speared Shark

We’re sitting out in the ocean.  This lifeguard says “Hey, there was a big tiger shark nearby being very aggressive to a diver.  So the diver shot the shark with his big speargun, the shaft line broke, and the shark swam away with the shaft sticking out of his head.”  So I thought “omg, an aggressive tiger shark swimming around right now with a long spear shaft in its head?  He must be super pissed off!”  I could just picture what that shark is doing so we went in.  You don’t want to be in the ocean near an aggressive tiger shark with a spear coming out of its head.  No way!