Global Surfers surf travel spot guide with wave swell forecasts

Type

Hollow barreling 

Direction

left and right 

Suitable for

Expert 

Lenght of ride

short 

Crowds

an out of control crowd 

Localism

Average 

Best wind direction

south-east ,east ,north east  

Tide

mid 

Hazards

Rips, urchins, crowds, coral bottom 

Description

The break's given name stems from a rock wall built next to a public right-of-way off Ke Nui road. In the water, it's separated from the Backdoor reef by a narrow deep crevice, which blocks some swells from closing out across both breaks. The OTW reef is largely flat lava, with a mound of shallower reef near its northern edge. Best in a slightly fractured four to six foot northwest swell, it's a wedging right, with some smaller lefts peeling back toward Backdoor. On precisely the right wave, OTW will produce a beautiful almond-shaped barrel; many waves will be caught and ridden to closeout point by the hopeful surfer before that ideal one is found.