Sunset Beach

Best Surf Season (November - February)

The North Pacific roars to life from November through February, and Sunset Beach is the direct recipient of the heaviest groundswell of the year. A strong Aleutian Low and a southward-displaced storm track feed the Hawaiian Islands with repeated pulses from the N, NW and NNW. Average swell heights push toward 9ft (2.7m) with periods regularly above 11 seconds and often 12-plus. The trade-wind machine is at its calmest, giving ideal offshore wind windows 21-27% of the time. This is when Sunset's heavy, hallowed peaks are most likely to line up - big, powerful and, on the best days, perfectly groomed.