Waimea Bay continues to evolve. El Niño conditions in 1969 and 1983, for example, triggered massive winter swells that scoured even more sand from the beach. In early 1983, Waimea saw 20 days of ...

Waimea Bay is sacred ground in big wave surfing. It is the site of the world’s most prestigious surf contest, the annual Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, although the event has only run 11 times ...

How young is too young, in terms of surfing? How old is too old? Surfing, unlike other sports, has an interesting relationship with age. Depending on how you practice the sport – from big waves to ...

People sleep in their cars to secure parking and a place to view the action.

As winds weaken and veer to the southeast ahead of the incoming front, surf will lower along east facing shores. There are no ...

The 2025 World Surf League Championship Tour kicked off on Wednesday, January 29th at small, yet contestable, Pipeline with opening day at the Lexus Pipe Pro. Meanwhile, as the first heats of the ...

Of all the world’s novelty river waves, none are as popular, as well-documented, as the one on the North Shore of Oahu’s Waimea Bay. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks dead center in the most famed ...

The accompanying footage shows an 11-year-old surfing at Waimea Bay, but perhaps more impressive is the sight of humpback whales breaching in the background. “Young Kalama Stratton is putting in his ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational opening ceremony is taking place on Dec. 5 at Waimea Bay. Beginning at 11 a.m., the opening ceremony marks the official beginning of ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, city and state officials, and the organizers of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational contest are expecting massive crowds to descend on the North Shore as the “Super ...

Clyde Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian surfer, keeper of one of the most iconic legacies in big-wave history, and younger brother of Eddie Aikau, has died. He was 75 years old. According to a release ...