Consistent surf throughout the whole month of October left surfers pretty satisfied. In the beginning of the month you were excited to see a 4 foot wave and by the end of the month you were pumping it.
Jason Frederico
Waves were up on all sides of the island, so much so that some days during the month you would wake up and wonder where to surf. The abundance also kept the crowds down to almost nothing at times. Conditions were pretty much as good as it gets except for a couple days where it turned onshore in the country, but was then straight offshore in town where there were a couple 6 foot sets.
Jack Johnson
The Northshore had one swell with sets as high as 10 ft It was big enough to get the outer reefs moving, but not really pushing into the surf spots full force. There were about 3 other swells ranging in the 4-8 ft category and almost everyday seemed to be at rleast 3 somewhere ft.
Shane Beschen
Pipe had one really killer west day even though there was still a big warble running through the wave due to the sand. The sand has been moved since by a couple good sized north swells and even the sandbars are looking fun.
Pipeline
Actually, a big topic on the Northshore right now is erosion, possibly from last springs monumental flooding. Sand which is usually piled up after summer was scarce this year. The little lagoons that form near Pipe usually fill in after just a few days of small surf but for some reason one managed to still around all summer. Some of the houses on the beach by Pupukea are somewhat threatened with their decks hanging out into space with a 10 ft drop off.
Pupukea Erosion
If that wasn't enough to make you think about global warming; Hawaii had a 6.5 earthquake around 7:06am on Oct 15th which caused enough damage on the Big Island to call for a "state of emergency" by governor Linda Lingle. Oahu did not have damage like the Big Island, but most residents said it was the biggest earthquake they had ever felt. Most people were extremely nervous about the threat of a tsunami, especially my husband who was trying to contact me because I was out surfing during the quake. ha ha. obviously- no tsunami hit, but the whole island of Oahu lost power for most of the day and of course the Northshore was the last of everyone to get their power back on at 11:30pm.
I guess the Northshorians have lost another battle of "keeping the country,country" because Turtle Bay got approval for expansion into Kawela Bay. With signs still posted for a town meeting, I don't think the they will give up that easy somehow. Stay tuned.
Turtle Bay
Several volunteers who watched and studied the Turtle Bay Monk Seal and her pup here for weeks were devastated to hear that the pup died last week after getting caught in a gill fishing net. Ironically, the pup was moved from Turtle Bay to the east side of the island for safety where she was found dead.
Monk Seal and Pup
The Historic Haleiwa bridge has been refurbished and looks really nice, even though it stopped traffic for about 10 days.
Contest director Banzai Betty Depolito thanks T&C surf for stepping up to support the girls in the making of her historic Women's Pipeline Championship. She is currently however seeking a title sponsor for the events third annual competition held from March 6-16 2007 which includes women's surfing, bodyboarding and longboarding.
Grommets took over the Northshore as they came from all islands to compete at Sunset for NSSA.
Clay Marzo
The menehune then had their contest at Haleiwa on a perfect 4-6 ft glassy day; I don't know who was having the most fun, the parents surfing the outside, or the kids on the inside reform.
Menehune
More Menehune
Ben Aipa
Sean Davey is currently preparing for his fine art photography showing at the Canon Gallery on the corner of Ward and Ala Moana Blvd opposite the mall. Opening night is November 1st from 6-8pm, but the exhibit will be open for viewing all throughout the month. Sean has named the show Silver Linings which will exhibit 27 of his favorite prints which will be available for purchase at $300 unframed.
by Lane Davey
