HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Eddie was a no-go this week but that didn’t stop big wave surfers from charging after massive swells out at Oahu’s Waimea ... dropping in on huge waves.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Beachgoers watch large waves at Waimea Bay Friday on Oahu’s North Shore. 3 /4 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Beachgoers watch large waves at ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Beachgoers watch large waves at Waimea Bay Friday on Oahu’s North Shore. 4 /5 JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Beachgoers watch large waves at ...

The event - alternatively known simply as "The Eddie" - is a one-day contest held in Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore ... Friday that he was expecting waves to reach 25 to 30 feet by Hawaii ...

A man wearing fins and two young men paddling shortboards continued to throw themselves into unmakable waves ... had drawn about 1,000 people to Waimea Bay, lifeguard Joey Cadiz estimated.

Shepardson told KHON today that he is not on duty as he was in 2023 when he took breaks from work to catch massive Waimea Bay waves. The contest is named after legendary Hawaiian waterman and big ...

The event — alternatively known simply as The Eddie — is a one-day contest held in Waimea Bay on Oahu’s North ... Friday that he was expecting waves to reach 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to nine ...

From October through April, huge storms in the Gulf of Alaska ... The shape of the sea bottom makes these famous waves of Waimea Bay. As the ocean floor suddenly goes from very deep to shallow ...

Jan. 23—Related Photo Gallery: Huge waves draw large crowd and surfers to 'The Eddie' at Waimea Bay On the morning of the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, Christa Funk woke up at 4 a.m. in ...

In the video, uploaded by Honolulu Ocean Safety on Jan. 22, a wave in Hawaii’s Waimea Bay pushed onshore into a crowd that was catching a glimpse of the spectacle. The huge waves then caused a ...