Of 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. Perhaps it’s because the wave breaks dead center in the ...

Five Hawaiian surfers braved Waimea Bay in an outrigger canoe, traditionally known as a Wa'a, and caught a giant set wave that stunned the judges and is making its own waves on social media.

Get a bird's eye view of Waimea Bay as tens of thousands gather on Oahu's North Shore for the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Eddie Big Wave Invitational is on! The contest started at 9 a.m. with Liam McNamara, the event director, telling KHON2 the peak would come in around 10 a.m. to noon and he ...

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 ...

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.

Mason Ho is certainly one of the most fun surfers to watch. In the case of the Eddie, Mason found a massive backwash wave and hit the big red blastoff button. The post Mason Ho Had the Biggest ...

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 ...

Four Hawaiian surfers braved Waimea Bay in an outrigger canoe, traditionally known as a Wa'a, and caught a giant set wave that stunned the judges and is making its own waves on social media.

The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational opens at Waimea Bay. Waves must hit 40 ft for the contest, running Dec. 14–Mar. 13. Last held in 2023, it drew 2M+ viewers globally.

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 ...