Longboard-friendly waves in Honolulu

Honolulu, Hawaii

Recommendations refresh every 30 minutes based on tide, wind, and crowd telemetry from Quiver.

Honolulu delivers the kind of mellow walls that make nine-footers purr. These 7 breaks offer long shoulders, patient sections, and enough face to cross-step without rushing.

Top spot recommendations

Sort your quiver, choose the right tide window, and jot down a backup in case the main peak gets stacked.

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Featured Beaches(3)

Waikiki (Aquarium)

Beginner friendly

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Waikiki Beach

Beginner friendly

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Waikiki – Canoes

Beginner friendly

Canoes, located off Waikiki in Honolulu, is a gentle reef break over a sandy bottom that produces long, mellow rides ideal for beginners and longboarders. The wave has a welcoming vibe with beach-boy surf lessons and outrigger canoes sharing the lineup, though it can be crowded in summer. The break works best on a south swell and a light northerly wind, delivering fun walls for surfers of all ages.

What to focus on today

  • Long, peeling waves perfect for noseriding
  • Mellow takeoff zones with forgiving shoulders
  • Classic surf spots with old-school vibes
  • Best tide windows for logging sessions

Session logging tips

Once you wrap the surf, drop a note in your Quiver journal with tide, board, and crowd observations. Over time you'll see crystal-clear patterns about when Honolulu rewards this type of session objective.

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