Kiteboarding kitesurf flysurf spots On Oahu Hawaii

Kitesurf kiteboard flysurf kite board spots on Oahu Hawaii

Thinking of kite boarding on Oahu?

What size kite do you need and what size boards?

Will depend on the location and time of the year that you want to kiteboard

Beginner level to advanced level spots are on Oahu.

Oahu is not the epic kite spot that Maui is, but we do have wind once and a while “;)

Wind direction and wind conditions and wave size will vary for each spot

It will depend on the time of the year and the swell for the side of the island that you plan on kiting.

Kailua- East Oahu Kailua beach is the easiest place to kite beginner friendly  but winds here are fickle, using kites as big as 14-17m on summer days and winter 9m to 12m sizes

Please remember some of the basic rules if you are kiting here:

1: Show Aloha All beach users and swimmers have the right of way so be courteous and friendly

2: Please launch and land in the designated launch area.

3: Launching kites have the right of way

4: Do not leave your gear (kite bar lines) on the beach when not in use

5: Do not kite in the swim area from the right of the launch area to the boat ramp and 200’ outside of the buoys.

6: Do not get close to kayakers canoes divers swimmers give them 200’ right of way

7: No beach jumping or beach tricks sand slides

If you end up downwind DO NOT come in where kids or swimmers are located, there’s a big area to come in at downwind please select a place without people if possible.

If you are not making it back to the launch area then suggest that you come in at or before Spanish house (the big red tile roof home on the beach)

After that is flagpoles a popular bodysurfing and surfing beach break and Kalama beach another body surfing beach, after that there are some clear areas if needed suggest that you self land and walk back to the launch area.

Kahala South Shore Oahu– Advanced levels only! No beach, not very deep, exposed dangerous reef and sometimes summer high surf. Needs atleast +1 ft high tide to cover some reef areas

Trees close to ocean and strong currents in ocean Kite sizes 7m-14m

Setup at Kahala Beach Park and launch at the beach ask someone. If in doubt don’t go out

Winds can become very gusty and go from 20mph to 30+ to nothing within minutes Kahala continued

Launch area is onshore or side onshore direction

Area likes E or NE winds and sometimes S SW SE winds

In the summer waves and strong currents are prevalent here. Also tide is very important as there are exposed areas of reef in several locations and inside of the surf breaks

This is not a beginner spot or a place to learn how to kiteboard!

Mokuliea Beachpark North Shore Oahu

Intermediate to advanced level kiteboarder

Winds N NE Trades  thermals and sometimes NW

Hazards include shallow exposed reef big waves and strong currents in winter no lifeguards and narrow ingress and egress areas slippery reef and rocks off beach

Winds here generally are good in the afternoon and are in the 20-25+ mph range

Rigging and launching in the beach park, narrow beach not good for learning or launching.

 Landing self land in the lee of the fence upwind of the launch area

Assisted landing in the beach park

This place is very popular so be courteous of the locals and respect the lineup if there is surf stay out of the way and take turns on the waves

The routine is tack outside get a wave then tack back outside, upwind is less hectic here and has a few waves to ride as well, some shallow reef inside to watch out for.

Waves are rights into channel or left into other side area.

Mokuliea North Shore continued-

When it’s big no channel going left as much more of a wall, also has very strong currents

If in doubt don’t go out, check your surf forecast here because new swells can arrive quickly and leave you in a dangerous situation.