About Waimea Bay
Waimea Bay is on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Sunset Beach and Pipeline and near the town of Hale'iwa. It is widely credited as the place where big-wave surfing began, after surfers first rode it in the late 1950s. The wave breaks across the mouth of the bay and is generally considered to need a very large swell before it works at all, which is why it is quiet for much of the year. An invitational big-wave contest held in memory of the Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard Eddie Aikau runs here only in those rare years when the waves are said to reach the required size. Large surf usually arrives in the northern winter, typically from around November to March. In the calmer months the bay is a popular swimming beach, with Waimea Valley and its river mouth directly behind it.
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