Spot GuideUnited StatesHawaiiBlack Rock → past Diamond Head downwind foil line

Black Rock → past Diamond Head downwind foil line

Hawaii, United States · 21.2580, -157.8170

Discipline-unspecified Downwind Foiling Advanced open-ocean foiler with current
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conditions & access

Season

Eyewitness account posted September 2024; no recurring season established

Water

Unbroken South Shore Oʻahu swell wrapping around a point and continuing past Diamond Head

Experience

Advanced open-ocean foiler with current Oʻahu route, current and rescue knowledge

Hazards

Open-ocean route with unpublished endpoints, track, distance, wind, swell, current, reef depth, vessel traffic, bailouts and rescue support. The foil discipline is also unspecified.

Parking & access

Do not use the schematic route pin as a launch. The forum names Black Rock and Diamond Head but withholds the shore entry, landing toward town, parking and shuttle.

“A Progression Project forum contributor reports witnessing South Shore Oʻahu downwind foilers come around the point at Black Rock, connect unbroken swells past Diamond Head and continue toward town. The post does not publish a start, finish, track, distance, support plan or foil discipline, so the coordinate is a schematic route-area pin rather than a launch.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Diamond Head Rd (1.4 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Diamond Head Rd (1.4 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/630069 wx.ikitesurf.com

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Black Rock → past Diamond Head downwind foil line https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/foil-driver-what-have-you-got-to-say-for-yourself/6918/10 forum.progressionproject.com

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