Waimea Bay continues to evolve. El Niño conditions in 1969 and 1983, for example, triggered massive winter swells that ...

In the weird world of novelty waves, few are so iconic as the Waimea Bay river. It’s the site of countless sessions, going down every year, and featuring some of the biggest names in both regular ...

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 times ...

With lots of rain, comes high water levels. And that was the case with the Waimea Bay Valley, following a hefty downpour, ...

Historic images show Waimea from 100 years ago, and noticeably, the beloved “jump rock” – where locals and tourists alike flock, specifically when the waves are small in the summertime, to dive into ...

1 /6 VIDEO COURTESY ROGUETV VIA THE EDDIE AIKAU BIG WAVE INVITATIONAL Watch a livestream of The Eddie contest. MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER Thousands gather to watch the ...

The art of outrigger canoe surfing is an ancient Polynesian tradition, with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering Tahitian natives riding waves in boats as early as 1777. In his ...

Polly Ralda recently found herself in a precarious position at Waimea Bay on Oahu. After catching a wave and returning to the lineup, a team of four making a drop on an outrigger canoe came straight ...

The 2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational has come and gone, but some competitors are still licking their wounds. One such athlete, Tyler Larronde, was subject to a massive wave exploding on his knee ...

With the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay set for Sunday, city officials are bracing for unprecedented traffic to the North Shore. The contest — set to run for the first time since 2016 ...

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. "We ...

Honolulu — One of the world's most prestigious and storied surfing contests - dubbed the "Super Bowl of Surfing" - went forward Sunday in Hawaii for the first time in seven years with towering wave ...