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SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Aloha surfers and beachgoers, Welcome to fall. It arrived on Sept. 22. Recent- ly, there are signs of the new season pinging the northwest shores with small but more regular swells. Luckily, too, the south shores have yet to slide into long-term slumber.
town and country, the East Side nearly never goes as flat as a mill pond.
challenges, this is the one time a month they can get in the water and feel the energy and love the ocean and friends bring. It’s all thanks to volun- teers, because without them, AccesSurf programs would not be possible. If you’re in- terested in giving back, please go to accessurf.org.
we’ll be enjoying the bubbles. I love that the first two events are now held at ab- solutely iconic reefs — The Billabong Pro Pipeline at Banzai Pipeline on Jan. 29- Feb. 10 and then the Hurley Pro at Sunset Beach on Feb.
Over the last couple weeks, we’ve ridden three South Shore episodes that have gone overhead — even one that reached near advisory levels on the first day of fall. We can also always count on the Windward side to have 2- or 3-foot surf. Unlike the
Now, having said all that, I do want to cushion the bright outlook I painted. Why? Iron- ically, the forecast models actually — for the first time in a while — show both the north and south shores going relatively quiet the last week of the month, but that trend can turn on as fast as it turned off. Keep your fingers crossed and your boards waxed. It just goes to show how Mother Nature ebbs and flows, gives and takes on her own sched- ule and on her own terms.
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For decades, the WSL
BY GARY KEWLEY
Nonprofit Makes Sure Everyone Can Ride The Waves
AccesSurf Hawai‘i’s Day at the Beach will be held Oct. 1 at White Plains Beach.
It doesn’t start until Jan. 29, so that’s more than a four- month wait. It’s a lot like Christmas ads kicking off in September. But wait we will, and when that cork pops,
PHOTO COURTESY ACCESSURF HAWAI‘I
Coming up, AccesSurf Hawai‘i’s Day at the Beach is on Oct. 1 at White Plains
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In other news, the World Surf League has already an- nounced the 2023 season.
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