O f 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 & Eddie Aikau’s Legacy On Oahu ... Whether you’re planning to catch waves on the North Shore this season or watching from afar, you can channel the spirit of The EDDIE by joining ...

Rideable waves first begin to break when the surf ... Easy: But when the Bay is breaking, parking in the Waimea Bay parking lot and along Kam Highway can become nearly impossible.

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 People watch large waves at Waimea Bay on Friday. UPDATE : 5 :25 p.m. Hawaii’s Landon McNamara was crowned the champion of the 11th Eddie Aikau Big Wave ...

Waimea is home to the Eddie Aikau Invitational, which has run only 10 times since 1985 when conditions merit that "the Bay calls the day" and one of the waves of choice for Red Bull Magnitude ...

Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay ...

Waimea Bay in Hawaii finally delivered conditions ... Clyde Aikau praised the surfers for their willingness to brave the fearsome waves. “Just paddling out today was a feat in itself,” he ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (KHON2) — After a false start weeks ago, The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is set to commence on Sunday, Jan. 22. With big waves come big needs for accommodating spectators.

Waimea Bay is sacred ground in big wave surfing ... since its inception in 1985 on account of the requisite 40-foot-plus waves during the event window. It is the OG big wave spot.

To run the contest, Waimea Bay’s waves must consistently be equivalent to about 40 feet (about 20 feet Hawaiian-style) with the right wind conditions. Clyde Aikau, brother of the legendary ...

The updated heat list, as of 10:20 a.m., is below: HPD advised early Sunday morning that there was “significant traffic” in Waimea Bay and the ... contest began with waves starting to fill ...