Surf News

February surf: 28 days of big waves

Gary Kewley — 2009-02-06T10:00:00+00:00

Aloha, surfers,

Here’s your first February surf installment - and it’s a BIG one. Right about now (Friday, Feb. 6) waves are above the advisory level criteria of 15 feet (crest to trough or 8 feet local scale).

It takes two to tango - and to tandem

Gary Kewley — 2009-01-30T10:00:00+00:00

As the last week of January comes to an end, I shake my head in disbelief that it went by so fast. We may as well be watching a surf flick in fast motion - like those high-powered films that make the sun rise and set in three minutes flat!

A big Bear of a tandem surfer

Gary Kewley — 2009-01-23T10:00:00+00:00

Aloha, surfers and beachgoers! What a week it’s been ... what a weekend it will be!

First off, we now have our very first surfer-president (yes, body surfers are 100 percent legitimate surfers).

Wave warriors who ride mountains

Gary Kewley — 2009-01-16T10:00:01+00:00

Aloha, surfers and beachgoers! How’s this for HUGE waves? Hawaii has received the biggest surf in the world this week - five days in a row! Take out the lousy SW Konas and “west to NW” winds and we’d have some epic stories.

Amazing amateurs of the Haleiwa Open

Gary Kewley — 2009-01-09T23:08:00+00:00

Happy New Year, surfers! First Wave: 2009 is doing fine with a sweet double-plus overhead WNW swell midweek. Then we get some not-so-sweet weather and Kona winds this weekend from a front moving through into next week.

Enjoying the blessings of nature in the new year

Gary Kewley — 2009-01-03T00:37:00+00:00

Happy New Year, surfers! Wow, that went by fast - 2008 was superb, as we had the most consistent summer surf on record ... sweet.

A big wave goodbye to a swell 2008

Gary Kewley — 2008-12-26T10:00:00+00:00

I hope you had a blessed Christmas with your family and friends, and that your holiday season is still going off! As we “wave” goodbye to another year, I want to start out with a thank you for reading my column here in MidWeek ... I’m stoked to be part of your surfing life in paradise.

Surfing phenomenon Kelly Slater

Gary Kewley — 2008-12-19T10:00:00+00:00

Happy hollow days, surfers! What a season so far! Sure, we’re in lull surf, weather- and tradewind-wise, but things will average out in our favor - guaranteed. We had “all-time” consistency, size and quality for the Reef Hawaiian Pro, the O’Neill World Cup and the Billabong Pipeline Masters.

An abundance of big waves pound paradise

Gary Kewley — 2008-12-12T10:00:01+00:00

Aloha, surfers!

Let’s see what dictionary.net has for definitions of paradise: “A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness.”

World champ Gilmore rips in Roxy Pro

Gary Kewley — 2008-12-05T10:00:00+00:00

Aloha, surfers and beachgoers, We are firmly planted in BIG wave territory. The famed North Shore has, as of now, three warning-level swells to its credit. This is and was an exceptional early run of outer reef swells