{"id":90130,"date":"2022-10-19T08:53:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T18:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaiiactivities.com\/travelguide\/?p=90130"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T02:53:45","slug":"sunset-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaiiactivities.com\/travelguide\/sunset-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178994&#8243;]Sunset Beach, on Oahu&#8217;s North Shore, is home to a number of big wave surfing competitions during the winter including, the Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational, Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, Pipe Masters and the WSL Championship Tour. During the summer months, the ocean is calm and flat, and offer great snorkeling spots, beach relaxation, and beautiful sunsets.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;601632&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[lwptoc skipHeadingLevel=&#8221;h3,h4,h5,h6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122118&#8243;]Highlights[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;597875&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;621647&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;90131&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;878594&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;790127&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;189245&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Shore&#8217;s Sunset Beach has some of the best waves for surfing in the world. During the winter, catch a premier surfing competition.<\/li>\n<li>Grab your camera to snap amazing photos of monster winter waves, and the daring surfers that ride them.<\/li>\n<li>During the summer, the water often becomes calm enough to swim. On some days, it will become almost as still as a lake.<\/li>\n<li>Stay for the sunset, and enjoy some of the best views in Hawaii.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111120&#8243;]History[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;158098&#8243;]Sunset Beach is known as &#8220;Paumalu&#8221; or &#8220;taken in surprise&#8221; in Hawaiian. Legends say that a woman would catch octopus at the beach, and after catching too many one day, a shark swam up to bite her on the leg. As time went on, the beach received its new name, and is now one of the island&#8217;s best surfing spots. 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It is much calmer during the summer, and only experienced surfers should ever enter the water during the winter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Is there a place to rent beach umbrellas or chairs?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1664514556-2-62&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;108474&#8243;]No, there are no vendors located at Sunset Beach, and you will need to bring your own umbrellas and chairs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;Can you buy food in the area?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1664528769408-2-8&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;352532&#8243;]No. there are no restaurants or food vendors at Sunset Beach. There are many small local restaurants and food trucks in the North Shore area for you to enjoy. 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Located on Kamehameha Highway, Sunset Beach is approximately an hour away from Waikiki and Ko Olina.<\/p>\n<p>You can also go to Sunset Beach on the Honolulu City Bus from Waikiki by taking the #60 Kaneohe \u2013 Haleiwa route to Kamehameha Hwy + Opp Sunset Beach Park. It will take approximately 3 hours by bus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sunset Beach is a featured stop on most <a href=\"\/en\/hawaii\/oahu\/ctg\/184460:north_shore_sightseeing_tours\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_campaign=SunsetBeach&amp;sid=1486&amp;cid=blogSunsetBeach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Shore sightseeing tours<\/a>, which bundle round-trip transport from Waikiki with stops at Pipeline, Waimea Bay, and the Haleiwa surf town.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;167093&#8243;]<strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dlnr.hawaii.gov\/dsp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division of State Parks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ehawaii.gov\/visitors\/parks-and-recreation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii.gov Parks &amp; Recreation<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178994&#8243;]Sunset Beach, on Oahu&#8217;s North Shore, is home to a number of big wave surfing competitions during the winter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":90132,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410,461,596],"tags":[151,297,514,359],"class_list":["post-90130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","category-oahu","category-oahu-beaches","tag-beach","tag-north-shore","tag-oahu","tag-things-to-do"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.hawaiiactivities.com\/travelguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sunsetbeach02.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Lani","author_link":"https:\/\/www.hawaiiactivities.com\/travelguide\/author\/lani\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sunset Beach - Hawaii Travel Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plan your trip to Sunset Beach with this handy travel guides. 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