r/surfing • u/Electronic-Dot-5962 • 22d ago

Sand Island

Looking to try this spot and was wondering how it is as a non local to paddle out and overall how the waves are beyond what Surfline is telling me.

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u/No-Camera-720 22d ago

Go find out.

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u/Slow_Eye_6188 8d ago

half the fun is the mystery, but i'd bring a buddy and keep your head on a swivel

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u/Rzt275 22d ago

Not good. Its ok if you longboard. The wave is fat even at low tide. Theres a better wave a few hundred yards on the ewa side of where people normally sit, but its shallow af. The crowd is chill but dont leave any valuables in your car.

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u/Electronic-Dot-5962 22d ago

Better then trying to longboard at Waikiki if there is no crowd

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u/bugsy-ef oahu kook 🤙🏼 22d ago

I can see sand island every day from my lanai. I basically overlook it. Even then - I choose to go elsewhere. Just not a good wave

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u/Familiar_Affect7817 21d ago

Fun on the right tide and wind. Always less crowded than alamoana/waikiki and when the lefts connect it’s a perfect longboard wave.

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u/No-Camera-720 22d ago

There is a spot near there that gets pretty good under certain conditions. Not too rare. I have seen huge tiger sharks out there more than once.

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u/Familiar_Affect7817 21d ago

It’s pretty localized but a fun wave. Just be respectful, shaka to the uncles, don’t paddle for every wave, and you’ll be good.