Little Waimea

About

Love the spot.......big, powerful, hollow, empty.

Atmosphere:
As with all big wave spots, the utmost respect for the wave must be established before paddling out. It breaks both ways but tends to be a better right than left because of the close outs to the left. This break can also have Jet-skiers in the sets......although they ussually leave the guys surfing plenty of room, there's always a couple of kooks that will give jet-skiers a bad name. Had the lifeguards come out from Mission Bay and boot a couple Jet-skier kooks and ticket them for riding the same waves as we were.

Additional Info:
Only go when it's big and high tide. This break is seperate from the lighthouse break on the reef (which at low tide can become exposed) and is located south of that reef. It only breaks when it's big seeing as how the reef is deeper........but when it's on........it's a nice clean right and a mental left. Have ridden the rights up to 15' and not one closed out.

Location

Access

Get a boat or shmooze someone with a boat. Have them take you down to shelter island. Drop the boat and head out to sea..........the break is at the tip of the outlet on your right side past Ralph's (the break....not the store.)

Walk	Short walk (5-15 min)
Public access	Unknown
4x4 required	No
Boat required	Yes

Wave Characteristics

Type	Reef (rocky)
Direction	Right and left
Bottom	Reef (coral, sharp rocks etc.)
Power	Powerful
Frequency	Sometimes breaks (50 days/year)
Normal length	Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length	Normal (50 to 150m)

Ideal Conditions

Wind direction	SouthEast, East, NorthEast
Swell direction	NorthWest, West, SouthWest, South
Swell size	5ft-6ft - 16ft and over
Tide	High tide only
Tide movement	Rising tide