Winter swells have officially arrived on the North Shore. As North swells light up the Pacific and turn Pipeline and Backdoor into the best show in professional surfing. The professional surfing world has already started its annual pilgrimage to the North Shore of Oahu ahead of this winter’s competitive events. Winter on the North Shore...

As we mentioned in Our Oahu Surf School’s Guide to Winter on the North Shore, this year’s Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing was once again held digitally. In the past, the Van’s Triple Crown of Surfing was awarded to the surfer who performed the best across the CT events at Haleiwa, Sunset, and Pipeline. This year,...

  The best surfers in the world have an uncanny ability to read waves and predict what the ocean is going to do at any given moment. If you watch a heat at a premier surf contest, like the Billabong Pipe Masters, you’ll notice the surfers scurrying around left and right chasing tiny bumps of swell...

For surfers, the North Shore’s appeal is hard to ignore. Even if you don’t plan to brave the crowds at one of the many iconic breaks along the Seven Mile Miracle, simply watching the waves crash at Pipeline is more than enough to leave you in awe. Despite the North Shore being one of Oahu’s...

Winter on the North Shore of Oahu is unlike anywhere else on the planet. Instead of the holiday cheer that typically fills the air during December, a palpable sense of excitement radiates from the North Shore. Not only does winter generate enormous amounts of swell that produce the world’s most alluring waves, but it brings...