Sunset
Beach is on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawai'i and known for
big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian
name for this place is Paumalu. It is home to the Duke Kahanamoku
Classic surfing competition, the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing
competition, and is occasionally the site of the Quiksilver
Big Wave Invitational.
Like many beaches on Oahu's North Shore, Sunset Beach is considered
dangerous for inexperienced surfers, due to extensive coral
formations near the surface that present the risk of serious
injury. Conditions for swimming change depending on the particular
location and season. Generally speaking, the water is flat as
a lake in the summers and has waves in the winters. All the
surfing contests take place in the winter around December and
January, that being the time of the biggest and best waves for
surfing. Swimming conditions change from spot to spot along
the beach. There is always a place to swim somewhere unless
there is a storm condition happening at the moment.
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