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 ...

It’s been a rainy, blustery, victory-at-sea couple days (weeks?) on the North Shore of Oahu. Conditions were so stormy, that the World Surf League’s kickoff event for the 2025 Championship Tour season ...

Jamie O'Brien surfs the Waimea river whenever he can, so when he calls it the "best river in the last 10 years," it means a lot. Jello waves for days!

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 ...

Via satellite monitoring, scientists detect unprecedented swell in the Pacific Ocean from 2024 storm, which brought huge ...

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 ...

Kerry Atwood began his career as a lifeguard at Waimea Bay 38 years ago, not far from where he grew up. For the past nine ...

Hawaii has deep-ranging ties to surfing. Referred to many times as the birthplace of modern surfing, these islands are steeped in history and culture associated with wave riding. From ancient ...

The one-day surfing event, named for late North Shore lifeguard and indomitable big-wave surfer Eddie Aikau, goes back to 1984 but has had only 11 runs. The last “Eddie” was held Jan. 22, 2023, when ...

Surfboards and big waves aren’t the first things you think off when New York City comes to mind. However, a few companies in the Big Apple itself have been changing that notion over the years, and ...