SURF ATLAS/ HAWAII & USA
Waimea Bay
🇺🇸 North Shore, Oahu, USA
The birthplace of big-wave surfing. When a giant north-west swell shuts down the rest of the North Shore, Waimea's deep bay comes alive with huge, thick peaks and a heavy shorebreak. Home of 'the Eddie', it's Hawaiian big-wave history in the flesh.
REGION
Hawaii & USA
BREAK
Big Wave
LEVEL
Pro
SEASON
Dec–Feb
BEST SWELL
NW XXL groundswell
BEST WIND
NE trades offshore
WATCH FOR
Size, shorebreak, crowds
LIVE REPORT
reading the buoys…
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