As the surf increases further, waves will starting breaking on the shallower regions of the true Waimea takeoff area -- a relatively flat lava rock ledge another 50 yards or so outside the boil ...

He was right; he had almost sliced off his entire heel, and wouldn’t surf for another five months. Tom Carroll’s broken leg at Waimea "I went down the face, and the wave caught up with me and ...

While Waimea Bay is mostly known as one of the world’s most historically significant big wave surf spots – ushering in the modern era of heavy water wave-riding, a sacred spot in the sphere of ...

Clyde Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian surfer, keeper of one of the most iconic legacies in big-wave history, and younger ...

The North Shore became the obvious frontier for big-wave surfing thanks to breaks like Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Waimea. Meanwhile, the outer islands offered a bounty of other opportunities.

Let's talk about the humungous waves that average around 10 feet at Pipe and upwards of 40 to 60 feet at breaks like Waimea Bay, the big wave surf mecca that's also on O‘ahu's North Shore.

As a teenager on O‘ahu’s South Shore, Clyde Aikau watched his older brother, Eddie, surf the giant waves of Waimea Bay and determined he would follow that path. Eddie became the North Shore ...

Clyde Aikau, Hawai‘i's legendary big wave surfer and younger brother of Eddie Aikau, has died. He was 75. He passed away ...

The Quiksilver In Memory Of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Surfing Invitational Opening Ceremony Photos from Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu with Kelly Slater. Surfing's most sacred ceremonies ...