De Anonymous , 30-01-2011

Think First - I have been playing with big wave dreams on & off. I love this spot. But it is break Im never comfortable in. Even when I thought I couldnt be more ready the 1st time I went out. It still kicked me hard. This spot is one you train for. Cardio & strength. Dont paddle out till you have done your homework. This is the most unpredictable spot on the N. Shore. Be prepared to paddle. Watch out for your fellow surfers. Have your "stuff" together mentally & physiclly before heading out. Have fun but be VERY awake.

De Anonymous , 01-03-2009

Aloha From Sunset Beach - I have two studios for rent if anyone is comming toHawaii to surf. The waves last until the end of May. I s not crwded this time of year because all the pros are in Austraia or somewhere else. Sunset proper and Sunset point are two different animals. The point can be fun at one foot and the real peak doesnt show until maybe 5with a 5 foot swell. There is a big chanel tht sucks youuout to the line up ad staying i the lineup is easy most of the time because te rip dissapears out there. If you come stay I can give what knowledge I have abut the different spots. I have people from all over the world say here ad nobody has had a bad time. puuloa@hotmail.com

De Manuel Sardá , 03-05-2008

You mus be in excelente condition - I lived in the North Shore for 6 months and it was a awesome expierence. If you ever think surf Sunset Beach big, you must be in excelent condition and have balls. No bull shit.... I almost died surfing this wave when a set of 10 waves crash into my head, THE WAVE IS POWER!

De matti_j , 27-11-2007

krazy kooks be careful!! - i agree with the last guy on the combination of danger from the wave (which is scary powerful) and the inexperienced people who show up. i'm as guilty as the next guy...2 years back i brought my socal buddy who was visiting for new years out there on a 6-8 ft day. poor guy ended up getting caught inside, his leash tangled with some other guy (who didn't know what he was doing either) and they both got rolled a bunch of times and broke both of their boards, one of which was a so-called "unbreakable" epoxy. lessons learned of course, but please please please! take heed of what the Hawaiians and the lifeguards there will say to you: the rip is super strong, the crowd always complicates things, and the west peak is GUARANTEED to catch you, especially your first few times out. i'm not saying don't go, i'm just an average joe, but please use your head out there. aloha.

De B.Long , 22-10-2007

heavy - I just got back from country yesterday and surfed it small . . . back in 2000, I took a surf trip with my high scholl surf team, got it 4-6 ft Hawai'ian(6-8. occasional 12 ft Californian). I got the steepest, craziest drop of my life; I barely made the drop, and the wave passed me by, I had to straighten out, and took it like a man(my pops got it on video). I got pushed at least 15 feet down, my gun was tombstoning, barely made it to the channel only to see a huge west peak about to explode on my head. Barely made it our alive, but I would do it again.

De Money Man , 19-05-2007

New Venture - Just learned to surf a year ago, thinking about visiting Hawaii and maybe buying some land and opening a 4-star surf resort for beginners. Would Sunset Point be a good location? I heard that it's a good beginner wave.

De Anonymous , 09-04-2007

- hey i waz stayin in hawaii on the north shore during jan dis year stayed on sunset. Its the sickest wave isurfed it max bout 6-7ft and got the living crap beat out of me on a few. Watching it when it waz way to big for me my m8s dad waz surfin it the hawainns r soo guud out there so committed and skillful very impressive

De Ke'awaula , 06-04-2007

Sunset - You guys are kooks sunset is the gnarlist wave in the world. Never surfed over 8ft hawaiian because it is death. I have been surfing my whole life. This is the only spot kelly slater has never won a contest at. You go out you put yourself in danger as well as the the people that live there and surf it everyday. You have to be a waterman to survive here.

De caveman , 10-03-2007

Re: Is it worth a try? - You have been surfing for 6 months and considering sunset, are you crazy? The problem (or the blessing depending on how you look at it) is Sunset has an enormous underwater canyon that channels all the energy into the reef. This is why its almost always the biggest spot on the north shore. You can be out there on a 3 foot day and have a double overhead set come thru no problem. Dont go out there, you still have a got a lot of learning to do.

De osssurfer , 27-11-2006

SUNSET my Love - I surfed this place every chance I got, startin in 85 and going to 95. 33 stiches, 22 in forehead, 12 in the back of my head, from going left into boneyards, on a pipeline like, low tide, west peak. I MADE the wave. Problem was, set came in, and, instead of being able to bail my board, someone was behind me, and I tried rolling the wave. It was sooo thick, I could see my 9'4" gun, in full, in front of me, on the way over in the lip, right before I smashed my head on a coral head. Didn't break my board, but, it got me in the back of the head. Owl Chapman got me out of the water, and, gave me a ride to Kahuku hospital, for 3 hours of stiching and cleaning.
The worst part of Sunset is the idiots, like the guy behind me that day, that don't know what they are in for, and, due to their inexperience, they get the more experienced of us in trouble. Course the only way to gain experience, is to surf the place.
Other fun experiences. Start of the 86 or 87 season, I paddled out around 4 pm, as the sun was starting to set.
Sunset has a huge channel, but, it fills up in the Summer with sand, and, the rains and swells have to wash it out. Most of the time, this isn't a problem, but, when a huge swell hits early...Anyway, I'm paddling out on a 9'4" gun, first time that year, and, I'm out in the channel. it's 12 foot plus, and, as I'm paddling around, this thing pops up in front of me. I'm WAY out in the middle of the channel, avoiding ANY chance of a sneaker set, or so I think. This was a third reef size wave, in the far outside, of the channel. I thought about letting it pass, but, I asked myself, "why did I come out?"
Ride the biggest waves I can find. So, I whipped around, and took off. It as at least 15 feet, but not 20, since I couldn't catch full sized bay waves on that board. Rode all the way in, nearly to the beach in front of Kamis.
I was very stoked, and, went back out, and caught a few more waves before dark. Never saw another wave like it, since it actually went near top to bottom, and, most of the other waves out there, if they ever break, are mushballs. As I surfed it more, there are days you shouldn't ride. Usually, they are sort of a steel grey day, 25 knot howling offshore wind, full tide, and about a 10-14 foot swell, with decent duration. Depending upon the direction, you can have 12-15 foot barrels no one can get into, without getting pitched. You think I'm kidding, but, someday, you'll pull up, look out, and see 3-5 guys in the water, on a lull, and start jumping into your gear.
Then a set will roll through, or, worse, it will wait, until you're in the channel, and, you'll be saying to yourself,"WHAT the hell was I thinking?"

On such a day, it's easy to get out, but getting in is a whole nother ball of wax.