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Aloha surfers and beachgoers, Mid-November is still seeing some fun south swells that reached
BY GARY KEWLEY
La Niña For Surf And For Expectant Dad Kai Lenny
rarity. Another feature of our La Niña pattern are more light and variable days. We had nearly 10 days straight of ultra light winds! This meant many glassy morn- ings and mushy mid-day/ afternoon sea breezes.
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just overhead — a rarity for this late in the season.
and kicked off this big news break with “And then there were four! I can’t be- lieve I’m gonna be a dad to TWINS!” via Instagram. He added, “...about to drop into the greatest ride of my life.”
had the Pe‘ahi — aka Jaws — season opener with an average 15-20-foot waves. Of course, Kai was all over it and, as usual, had plenty standout moments.
est blessings — not just in surfing, but in life.
In fact, the recent south in town was bigger than coun- try at the time — another
Oh, just in case you were wondering, Kai, while riding — and getting tubed — on huge wave, pulled the pin on a pink/purple smoke-filled canister.
Surfer Kai Lenny, with partner Molly Payne, recently announced that they were expecting twin daughters. Lenny has posted a video of himself surfing and revealing the babies’ gender to his Instagram account. PHOTO COURTESY WSL
Kai is one of our sports most articulate athletes
Unlike facing an 80-foot wave all alone, this time he will have Molly to share the stoke and responsibility. Oh, and Kai’s folks live down the street.
GQ, droppin’ in 4 U!
World-renowned champi- on big wave rider and wa- terman Kai Lenny, age 29, is about to ride the biggest adventure of his lifetime: He and his beautiful partner Molly Payne will have twins April 21.
Indeed, Kai feels that his career of courage and daring discipline has prepared him in a very tangible way.
So, Kai was already on a high when he got the news of his twins a couple days later.
The incredibly creative gender reveal is on his Insta- gram and with it, a glimpse into his future: “I’m going to be a girl dad!”
He knows how to handle nerves and focus.
Nowadays, with all the latest computer models we can foresee swells a week or more out. This means surfers have plenty time to prepare physically and men- tally. They have time to get pumped in sheer anticipation of the joy that’s yet to come.
And mahalo to you for sharing our surf adventures in Midweek’s Central O‘ahu Voice.
It was Nov. 2. Hawai‘i
It is truly one of the great-
gary@surfnewsnetwork.com
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