For Ben Gravy, a recent session at firing Waimea Bay turned into a nightmare when a missed takeoff led to a 20-second ...

North Shore surfing royalty – and 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational runner-up – finds an uncanny step-off setup.

And the day before that, Hawaii got an early present in the form of the best surfers in the world who dared to take on Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in the "Super Bowl of surfing," the RipCurl ...

The shape of the sea bottom makes these famous waves of Waimea Bay. As the ocean floor suddenly goes from very deep to ...

WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii (Island News) -- North Shore boy Landon McNamara, is celebrating his huge victory at Waimea Bay winning the 11th running of the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. McNamara ...

MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER Thousands gather to watch the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Waimea Bay, on Dec. 22. A high surf warning remains in place for the north-and ...

More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay for the world’s most prestigious big-wave competition on the waves that exceeded the height of three-story buildings. "The conditions are ...

The elements needed to green-light the contest are wave heights, The Eddie requires consistent 40-foot surf, minimum; and the swell needs to arrive by 8 a.m. Conditions and direction of the swell ...

But hey, no crowds. Mason’s most recent rock obsession: Mermaid Rock. Right next to the jump rock at Waimea Bay. And he used it as a naturally occurring step-off setup. Check it out below.

The shape of the sea bottom makes these famous waves of Waimea Bay. As the ocean floor suddenly goes from very deep to shallow near the north shore of Oahu, the waves are forced upwards into the ...