Brennecke's Beach
1 review for Brennecke's Beach
It is only out of sheer dedication to the authenticity of Yelp that I'm giving this beach 4 stars. In reality, I should give it a 1-star rating, tell you about all the sharks that circle the waters here, rant about the plethora of needles that have swum from the Jersey shore to land on these sands and mention the copious amounts of turtle poop. Really. I could mention that you literally need scuba gear to wade out past your hips because the waters are so rife with turtle turds.
In short, I SHOULD lie through my teeth to create any possible mythological reason that would drive people away from this beach because it is that rockin'.
But, I'm not going to lie. Why? Because I love Yelp that much and trust the info on it, so, in the spirit of all that is Yelpified, I'm sticking to truthiness.
This is a great place to body surf. Picture perfect waves that consistently roll in, set after set, sizable enough to easily catch without fins, yet gentle enough for you not to get rolled every time. In the evenings, the waves tend to close out quickly, so afternoons are best. Okay. I lied right there. I just really don't want mobs of people on this beach next time I come to Kauai. In truth, the best time for the waves that I saw, in August, were in the early morning. There, you squeezed it out of me. I'd rather see masses squirming in the water in the peak of the day, than have the beach be crowded while I'm there in the A.M.(gotta keep my reflectively-white haole skin protected from the sun's mega-midday rays).
Surf boards are not allowed because of how close the break is to the shore.
Minus one star because there are too damn many boogie boarders - get some skillz yo and either commit to body surfing or learn how to stand (and actually work!) and get on a real board. Wusses. I hate having to drop out of a wave because some git on a boogie board with no idea what they're doing is about to run me over.
Oh, and, seriously, there are a lot of turtles here, which is great. They won't harm you, even though they're HUGE. They just seem to dig being around all the kooks having a great time in the waves.
Finally, for clarification, this is NOT Brennecke's Beach Broiler, which is a fair to middling food joint up the street. This review is for the beach only.
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