Outrigger canoe surfs giant wave at Waimea, front flips in the whitewash, and wins Hawaii “Go Big” moment of the year.

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 ...

Calm or light to moderate ENE to S. When Waimea starts to work, look for the bay to turn into a massive washing machine, where water floods in along each side of the Bay and a big rip current ...

I spent most of my childhood on Oahu’s North Shore, on a five-acre farm right on the beach—just five miles from the quaint surfing town of Haleiwa and another five from the biggest surfing ...