Taking a 25-foot, four hundred-pound outrigger canoe out to ride waves Waimea Bay takes a certain kind of commitment not necessarily found in your run-of-the-mill big-wave surfers.

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 ...

Watch: Mason Ho And Company Take On 30-Foot Waimea Bay The crown jewel of the big-wave surfing community, Waimea came to life for a few hours of magic during the Black Friday swell.

Koa Smith Just Released New Surfing Footage from Big and Beautiful Waimea Bay By now, you've probably heard about the giant swell that hit the North Shore on Black Friday.

It harkens back to perhaps the gnarliest session ever to go down at the Waimea Bay river. That was when, back in December of 2022, the reservoir was filled to the brim due to torrential rains.

Waimea Bay, the hallowed home of big-wave surfing. With the waiting period for The Eddie Aikau Invitational kicking off on December 14, Rip Curl is releasing this new series, called “Stories ...

From surfing whirlpools, to skiing Maverick's and taking a moto to Tahitian reef breaks, this is what happens when creativity ...

Now, even today, canoe surfing is still practiced by a healthy cohort of individuals. And recently, as we previously reported, one squadron of brave boat surfers caught a massive wave at Waimea ...

Lifeguards at Waimea Bay have been using yellow tape and a bullhorn to keep onlookers away from the pounding shorebreak, where people were buzzing over the news that the Eddie Aikau Big Wave ...

Related: Watch: Jamie O’Brien ‘Almost Died’ Surfing Humungous Waimea Bay River Wave Giant Tractor “Destroys” Waimea Bay River Wave (Video) first appeared on Surfer on May 27, 2025 ...

Santa Cruz surfing legend Peter Mel, who turns 55 on Nov. 24, was among those honored Wednesday with invitations to compete in the 2024-25 The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, held at Waimea Bay ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Tens of thousands of spectators packed into Waimea Bay on Oahu's north shore, hoping to get a spot to see the ‘Super Bowl’ of surfing up close and personal ...