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 ...

For most surfers, a glimpse at an early 20th-century black-and-white photograph of Waimea Bay is bound to cause a little head-scratching. Most noticeably, the famous jump rock — normally surrounded by ...

The 2025 World Surf League Championship Tour kicked off on Wednesday, January 29th at small, yet contestable, Pipeline with opening day at the Lexus Pipe Pro. Meanwhile, as the first heats of the ...

ERIK KABIK / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER Landon McNamara rode one of the waves Sunday at the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay. He took home $50, 000 for winning the event. 1 /3 ERIK ...

Santa Cruz surfing legend Peter Mel, who turns 55 on Nov. 24, was among those honored Wednesday with invitations to compete in the 2024-25 The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, held at Waimea Bay, on ...

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 most famed ...

WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s official: Landon McNamara has won the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. He received 135.8 points as well as the highest-scoring wave of the competition — a ...

The most beautiful stretch of coastline in Oahu, Hawaii's North Shore is legendary for surfers, boasting the "Seven Mile Miracle," a seven-mile expanse with world-class surf breaks. At the southern ...

I spent most of my childhood on Oahu’s North Shore, on a five-acre farm right on the beach—just five miles from the quaint surfing town of Haleiwa and another five from the biggest surfing beaches in ...

Trying to find the best Oahu North Shore things to do? Check out this detailed North Shore Oahu neighborhood guide featuring ...