JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Surfers take off on a wave at Waimea Bay Friday on Oahu’s North Shore. 1 /4 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Surfers take off on a wave at Waimea Bay ...

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 ...

For most surfers, a glimpse at an early 20th-century black-and-white photograph of Waimea Bay is bound to cause a little head-scratching. Most noticeably, the famous jump rock — normally surrounded by ...

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...

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Along with providing unique natural conditions for surfable big waves, Waimea Bay’s geography can often interfere with telecommunications. Particularly with tens of thousands of spectators utilizing ...

The 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has come and gone, but some competitors are still licking their wounds. One such athlete, Tyler Larronde, was subject to a massive wave exploding on his knee ...

HALEIWA, Hawaii -- There are two sayings that come along with the Eddie Aikau big-wave surfing invitational: "The bay calls the day" and "Eddie would go." For the first time in six years, the bay -- ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - With the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in full swing, the powerful swell has already led to some injuries. Laura Enever of Australia is now out of the competition ...

Special thanks to Jamie Ballenger at hawaiianwatershots.com for the photos and there's more on the official website Waimea Bay wasn't really breaking on December 1st, but the best big-wave surfers in ...

For centuries, Hawaii has been the spiritual home of surfing. On these volcanic islands, surfing isn't just a sport—it's embedded in the culture. That's likely because some of the greatest waves in ...