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A High Surf Warning is in effect for Oahu's North Shore until 6 a.m. Hawaii time Monday. Waves between 40 and 50 feet were expected to peak around noon local time Sunday.
A High Surf Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday for the north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai, as well as the north-facing shores of Maui.
Hawaii’s Landon McNamara, 28, won with a three-wave point total of 135.8 points. That included a perfect score of 50 on the highest-scoring wave of the contest. He won $50,000 and 350,000 miles ...
Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii: 2 February 12–22 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach: Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii: 3 March 6–16 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal: Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal: 4 March 26–April 5 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach: Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia: 5 April 11–21 Western Australia Margaret River Pro: Margaret River, Western Australia ...
The surf break at Waimea Bay was significant in the development of big wave surfing. Larger surf at the bay went unridden for years until November 7, 1957 [4] when a handful of surfers finally paddled out and rode the giant waves that break off the northern point of the bay. While the surf only breaks big several times a year, Waimea was the ...
North Shore is known for its extreme high surf in the winter season, starting around early November and possibly lasting to as long as June or July. [8] Waves around this time are around 16 feet on average as measured from top to bottom of the waves' "face" -- the side of the wave that faces the shore.
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The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (colloquially, "The Eddie" [1]) is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The tournament is named for native Hawaiian , champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau . [ 1 ]