Surfing in Makaha

Information about surfing in Makaha Town on the west side of the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Summer waves: usually maximum 4 feet
Winter waves: Often than 15 feet, can be up to 25 feet

Surfing Spots and Surf Breaks in Makaha

Surfing Events in Makaha
Includes Buffalo's Big Board Surfing Contest, Makaha International Surfing Championships, Rell Sunn’s Menehune Triple Lei of Surfing, and others.

Surf Movies Filmed at Makaha
1956: "Trek to Makaha"
1958: "Slippery When Wet"
1962: "Cavalcade of Surf"
1966: "The Endless Summer"
1968: "The Golden Breed"
1972: "Five Sumer Stories"
1983: "Ocean Fever"
1990: "Surfers: The Movie"
1998: "Blue Shock"

Surfers Based at Makaha
- Rusty Keaulana
- Brian Keaulana
- Keone Downing
- Sunny Garcia
- Johnny-Boy Gomes

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