Anyway, that’s how the surf was being described ahead of its arrival, so I decided to head down to Maui’s north shore to take a look–and there were certainly some big waves coming in, but I don’t think they came anywhere close to the predicted fifty feet. No doubt they showed up larger on Oahu, where the really big surf is to be found.

Here are a few photos–nothing wonderful, but at least I have something to show for the day. 🙂

This couple is standing on a bluff well above the beach. You can see from their size that the surf is not tiny, but it’s not gigantic either.

More waves. As you can see, I don’t have the skills or the camera to do a good job photographing waves. Gloomy skies and lots of salt spray in the air didn’t help.

These are some serious wave watchers out on the rocks. I’m thinking this is not such a great idea.

Two helicopters were flying just off the coast, probably with photographers and videographers aboard.
Update: It turns out the helicopters were filming sequences for the remake of Point Break.

And whenever the waves are big, wave watchers like us clog the roads. This photo was taken heading into Paia Town. Traffic coming into Paia from the other direction was much worse, backed up almost all the way to the main town of Kahului.

Posted on: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Categories: Hawaii.
Tags: big waves, Maui, north shore, wave watching