Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Makaha
Advanced
Reef break
Reef bottom
Peels right
1–4.5 m
Mid tide
The west side's classic: a long, powerful right point-and-reef that hosted the first international surfing contest (1954) and still delivers big, racy waves on northwest swells when the North Shore is too big. Deep local culture and a wave that deserves respect.
Hazards
RocksRipLocalismStrong Current
Conditions
- Best swell
- NW, N, NNW
- Best wind
- E, NE, SE
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 1–4.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 21.4750, -158.1900
Facilities
ParkingToiletsShowersLifeguard