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Sunset Beach Hawaii |
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Hawaii's
Sunset beach on the North Shore of Oahu provides the most tempting combination
of sun, sand, sea and surf that is too hard to resist for any beach
lover and water sport adventurer. |
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While driving
from either direction on Kamehameha hwy the view is typically residential
housing, trees, and rock walls along the ocean coast. You will know you
are at sunset beach because the view opens up to the pacific blue ocean
with a sidewalk and Canary Island Date Palm trees bordering the highway.
Parking stalls also run perpendicular to the highway on the coast side
wich usually creates slower traffic while drivers park/leave the beach,
parking is also found on the mountain side of the highway where the bathrooms
and showers are located. 
Sunset beach offers natural beauty in the hawaiian summer with its wide beach plus clean, clear water, as well as activities ranging from swimming, snorkeling, bodysurfing, body boarding, and surfing. In winter, wild, thundering waves pound the shoreline. |
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Surf: The Power and the Beauty Don't be fooled, Sunset Beach is a beast! Getting its name from the spectacle of the thick clouds and orange falling sun above the viewer-friendly beach, its the only surfspot that blends a sprawling "lineup", a massive ski-slope drop, and a draining inside barrel so seamlessly in a bonafide big-wave spiced with howling hotdog elements. Located among the fabled waves of Hawaii's North Shore, Sunset wears many faces. A north swell creates a long, shreddable pointbreak, and with a little added east swell, those same waves will connect with Boneyards and Backyards and make up one of the potentially longest waves in Hawaii. However, only a west-northwest swell can generate the grand machine that is Sunset! Sunset is located just up the highway from the dangerous waves of Pipeline and Waimea, but neither match Sunset's space or personality. 
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Hawaii's Sunset beach has a huge channel and an expansive lineup that when added to the take-off zone on the inside peak and possible Boneyards section sliding in gives the surfer infinite possibilities for creativity and fun. Sunset is not for beginners although it does break fun at 3-5 feet. Even then, the deep water and constantly changing conditions can pose danger. Remember, don't ever think that sitting in the channel keeps you safe. It can close out without notice. Fun Factor: High Danger Factor: High Skill Level: Intermediate to High |
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