Pohnpei, Micronesia
Palikir Pass
Expert
Reef break
Reef bottom
Peels left
1.5–5 m
Mid tide
One of the South Pacific's heaviest waves: a deepwater pass that turns north swell into thick, barreling lefts with a jungle-clad island backdrop. Made famous by Kerby Brown's mutant rides; a genuine expert's wave reached by boat through mangroves.
Hazards
ShallowRocksRipStrong CurrentRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- N, NW, NE
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 1.5–5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 6.9500, 158.1800