Sunset Beach Park

Sunset Beach Park is the bikini queen of all North Shore beaches. Leggy white sands, perfect proportions of sea and sky and a nearly golden halo of sunlight. In winter, the beauty becomes a beast with monster waves and challenging breaks that make it a classic winter surfing destination. Come summer, the shoreline begins to smooth out and the waves mellow. The beach has rest rooms, showers and a lifeguard tower.

The tremendous surf activity causes the slope of the beach to become increasingly steep as the season goes on. Backyards is a complete reef break off Sunset Point at the northern end and draws a lot of tow surfers as well as top windsurfers. There are strong currents and a shallow reef, but Backyards often has the island's biggest waves for sailing.