Oahu, Hawaii, United States
Waimea Bay
Also known as Waimea, The Bay
Expert
Reef break
Sand bottom
Peels right
4.5–12 m
Mid tide
The birthplace of big wave surfing. Waimea Bay only breaks when swells reach 15+ feet and features a massive, steep drop into a churning shore break. First ridden by a small crew in 1957, it revolutionized what surfers thought possible. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational runs here when waves reach 40+ feet. The bay is calm in summer but transforms into a thundering arena in winter.
Hazards
Strong CurrentRocks
Conditions
- Best swell
- N, NW
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Dec, Jan, Feb
- Wave size
- 4.5–12 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 21.6422, -158.0658
Facilities
ParkingShowers