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General: Wildo (as it's commonly known) is a fairly wild place, both on land and in the water; many surfers have had that lost-in-the-woods feeling while attempting to hunt down a shifty, double-overhead Wilderness wall without getting caught inside. When it's small, it's a bunch of scattered little peaks, with short, bowly lefts and slightly longer, more facey rights; when it's really on, though, it's a steamrolling right reef, perfect for carving with a bigger board -- which you'll need just to get into the beasts with the 20-knot NE trades blowing side-offshore up the face as you're blindly trying to drop in. The reef is also fairly broad and sweeping, and can (almost) hold the dozens of surfers that are out here on any day there's swell. There's a semi-channel at the south end of the reef; try not to get swept too far down on your way out. Tides: Not the biggest tidal changes but lower generally better. Size: Double-triple overhead Wind: ENE or E; starts to get more sideshore with NE trade winds Swell: N, NNE, NE Bottom: Reef Paddling: If it is big you better be ready to paddle. Spot Rating: Varies from playful when small to grinding and mean when big.
Fun wave to learn on if it is small but it will swat you when it gets big.
Turn at the edge of the airport runway, go through the golf course and down the hill. Left at the ruins, dodge the puddles and mud until the path ends and you're there.
Late summer and fall for tropical cyclone swells but late fall through early spring for consistency.
Crowd Factor: Crowded until it gets big. Local Vibe: Not too bad as it's spread out.
Pretty good.
Sweeping currents; find the keyhole getting back in or opt for down the beach near the wall where there is a small sandy patch free of urchins.