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 ...

More from the Black Friday swell. It's like really good Thanksgiving leftovers that just aren't going away. That weekend, big wave surfers in Hawaii scored on Maui and Oahu. Ho & Pringle Productions ...

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 ...

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking ...

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 ...

People checked out the waves Wednesday at Sunset Beach on the North Shore. A high-surf advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. today. “Statistically, January and February have the highest percent chance of ...

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 ...

In the event that the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is a “go” this winter, these talented surfers are expected to ...

The season’s second very large northwest swell filled into Hawaiian shores on November 24th. As of 6am, the Waimea Bay buoy was a whopping 19.7 feet at 20 seconds, with a wave energy of 28710 kJ.