| Type of break: |
Reef Break |
| Bottom: |
Reef |
| Type of wave: |
Occasionally barreling waves |
| Power: |
Fast and powerful |
| Direction: |
Long rights |
| Swell size: |
2-10 feet |
| Swell direction: |
North West, North |
| Wind direction: |
East, ENE |
| Best tide: |
All |
| Experience level: |
Intermediate
to experts |
| Crowd level: |
High |
| Lifeguard: |
Mobile lifeguard stand |
| Restrooms: |
No |
| Name
Origin: One of the first residents in the
area called his home Laniakea (wide sky) for a nearby
spring and the name eventually got associated with
the break. |