Tag: Jaws
El Nino winters in Hawaii are known for drier than normal weather, warmer temperatures and big surf. This year’s El Nino is following the forecast to perfection. January has seen little rain, warm days and a whole lot of high surf warnings. Last Wednesday was described as the biggest surf seen at Peahi, Maui’s renowned big wave break, in over a decade. Today’s rapidly building swell was predicted to bring surf that was almost equal in size. The waves were big and they inflicted quite a bit of carnage on the surfers in the water. Our broker Billy headed down to Peahi, also known as Jaws, right before sunset. He met up with Maui Real Estate Team agent Martin Lenny just in time to see Martin’s son Kai catch one of the last waves of the day. Here are a couple of photos that Billy took from this evening’s surf.
Kai Lenny on his SUP at Jaws
An unknown surfer catches a nice wave at Peahi.
The jet skis on the left side of the photo give you some sense of the size of this wave at Peahi.
The forecast calls for the big surf to continue over night and into the morning before slowly decreasing throughout the day tomorrow. There are still a couple of months left before the end of the this El Nino winter season. I suspect we may see some more really big days at Peahi. If work allows, we will try to get down there for some more pictures and video.
Here is a great video to jump start your week. Kai Lenny takes us as close as you can to riding Jaws without threatening your own life and limb in the process.
The Maui Real Estate Team has always respected Kai for his accomplishments in the water and even more so for the way he carries himself out of the water. Thanks Kai for blowing our minds one more time.
The Billabong XXL big wave awards were held last Friday. This annual event honors big wave surfers for categories that include biggest wave, best ride, best barrel and worst wipe out. Many years, the infamous big wave surf break “Jaws” or Peahi on Maui’s North Shore produces rides that are contenders for the crown. This year was no different as a surprise October swell pushed the boundaries of big wave surfing. The biggest award went to Big Island wave rider Shane Dorian for his ride of the year. The same wave also won the “tube of the year” award. The Maui Real Estate Team was on the cliffs on October 9th with video camera in hand to record Shane’s big wave.
Congrats to Shane, the other winners and all of the nominees. A special congrats to Maui surfers Paige Alms and Matt Meola for their nominations for the Girls Performance Award and Paddle in Awards respectively.
Maui’s winter surf season kicked off early with a big swell hitting the island October 9th-10th. Big wave riders from all over the world converged at the renowned big wave spot Jaws. The swell was distinguished not only by it’s very early arrival in big wave season, but also by the perfection of the waves. The conditions were a factor in the increased performance level as surfer’s took paddle in big wave surfing to new levels. Shane Dorian led the charge with arguably the biggest paddle in barrel ever ridden at Jaws on Tuesday afternoon. I was lucky enough to be on hand to watch and film some of the action on October 9th. In addition to Shane’s big wave, here is some of the other footage I was able to capture on a historic day in big wave riding.
This is another wave caught by Shane before his big barrel. It was probably the best quality shot I was able to get during my filming.
Shortly before Shane caught his big wave, a monster set steam rolled through the lineup scattering riders and their boards. I missed the first wave of the set which took out about half the lineup. Most of the other surfers were cleaned up by the following waves.
Kai Lenny, son of Maui Real Estate Team agent Martin Lenny, was one of the guys out in the lineup both days. He caught a ton of great waves. Here are a few waves ridden by Kai. I am bummed I missed some of his better waves.
There was plenty of buzz all over the Internet over this big swell. Here are some links to a few other collections of photos and video that I found online.
Maui Photographer Mike Neal’s Jaws Gallery
Surfline’s Opening Day at Peahi
Surfline’s article showing all the action from October 10th at Jaws
The Maui Real Estate Team’s Jaws photo album with a handful of photos I snapped while shooting video.
We had an early season High Surf Warning on Maui yesterday. Waves slowly built throughout the day. By late afternoon some of the best big wave riders had congregated at Maui’s infamous big wave spot Jaws. I had the opportunity to head out to watch the action from the cliffs just before sunset. One wave ridden by Shane Dorian has already been receiving considerable buzz as one of the best waves ever ridden at Jaws. I had the video camera rolling and was able to get some footage of Shane’s ride. Don’t mind the off color commentary.
The waves are still breaking this morning. Who knows what great feats may happen today?
The Maui Real Estate Team just listed a fantastic parcel of land out in Haiku with a large 4,200 square foot barn. Our listing at 55 Lower Ulumalu is an ideal property for those that are looking to build an estate home in a quiet country setting. This 7.6 acre parcel is located just up the valley from the world renowned big wave surf break Jaws. This property has an perfect building site protected from the trade winds via Areca Palms and earthen berms. The Northwest orientation provides views of the West Maui Mountains, sunsets, East Molokai and the big blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. The property is fully fenced and has been disked, tilled and reconditioned over the years. Mature landscaping includes a beautiful shower tree, royal palms, and large coconut palms. The land is mostly gently sloped or flat with a small gulch. The gulch is it’s own little magical area with heliconia, ginger, bamboo and fruit trees planted.
This property sold! Contact The Maui Real Estate Team if you would like assistance with your search for other Haiku properties.
Of note, this is a pretty quiet little corner of Maui. However, there are a handful of days every winter when the surf break Jaws comes to life just down the gulch from this property. Here is a quick video we shot from a day at Jaws last winter.
