Archive for the ‘Oahu Surf News’ Category

Surfer Mag posted a unique behind the scenes perspective of Bruce Irons at the Eddie 2009. Watch it here.

Yesterday, December 8th 2009, was the first time since 2004 that the Eddie was a go. By 8am Waimea Bay was packed full of people watching the first heats paddle out into 40′+ waves.

Spectators in awe of a huge set pounding the shore

As if you needed a sign…

House size swell

Sharks Cove, normally a tranquil snorkeling kid-friendly lagoon, today a treacherous washing machine of explosive water.

Pulling into the close out shore break after a long ride from the outside.

Thousands packed in all the way around the bay

Another long ride into the shore pound.

Wall of water

Struggling to get out of the shore break

Surrounded by white wash

Kelly Slater preparing to take one on the head…all to amuse the screaming spectators.

Mountains of water

There is a gigantic swell heading towards the north shore of Oahu right now. They’re predicting faces of 30-40′ on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

This means that there’s a great chance that the Big wave invatational in memory of Eddie Aikau will go off.

Excited to feel the rumble of the waves breaking on the shore

Yesterday they announced the invitee list to the Quiksilver Big wave invitational In Memory of Eddie Aikau (aka, “The Eddie”). The holding period for this event is December 1 through February 28, with the opening ceremony being held at Waimea Bay at 2pm onDecember 3rd.

Here’s the invite list:

Andy Irons, Hawaii
Brian Keaulana, Hawaii
Brock Little, Hawaii
Bruce Irons, Hawaii
Carlos Burle, Brazil
Clyde Aikau, Hawaii
Darryl Virostko, California
Greg Long, California
Jamie O’Brien, Hawaii
Jamie Sterling, Hawaii
Kelly Slater, Florida
Keone Downing, Hawaii
Makuakai Rothman, Hawaii
Mark Healey, Hawaii
Michael Ho, Hawaii
Noah Johnson, Hawaii
Peter Mel, California
Reef McIntosh, Hawaii
Ross Clarke-Jones, Australia
Rusty Keaulana, Hawaii
Shane Dorian, Hawaii
Sunny Garcia, Hawaii
Titus Kinimaka, Hawaii
Tom Carroll, Australia
Grant “Twiggy” Baker, South Africa
Ibon Amatriain, Euskadi
Ramon Navarro, Chile
Takayuki Wakita, Japan

The best way to know when this event will go off is to sign up for text notifications.

Now lets just cross our fingers for some big swells over the next couple months.

This week has blessed us with very light Kona winds, causing glassy perfect conditions for the entire island. The windward side has been getting a good overhead swell that has wrapped around to Diamond Head and a few other south shore spots…gracing them with great conditions.

All day today and yesterday Diamond Head was picture perfect and judging by the Kona winds outlook for the week, it will continue to be for the next few days.

This week is shaping up to be some great surf on both the north and south shores of Oahu. 7′+ faces and low winds are predicted to span over 5 or more days. I plan on trying out some newly discovered spots that have epic potential with head high swell. Stay tuned for reports!

Artbeats took a trip to Hawaii over the winter with a Red HD camera and shot some great footage of monster waves crashing on the north shore.

Unlike the awesome Jamie O’Brian clips I talked about a few months ago, there’s no surfers in the footage, but it’s still memorizing to watch these waves in such crystal clear slow motion.

Watch the videos here

As reported by the Examiner, tropical storm Carlos is fizzling out, which means Hawaii will likely not be hit by the storm, but the swell from it will.

We may see overhead south swell come late next week as a result. Lets keep our fingers crossed to keep this epic south summer rolling along.

In the meantime, there is still some decent shoulder-high swell to enjoy on the south shores, but you may need to be patient for them.

Now that I have your attention, I’m excited to announce that this year’s surf film festival will premiere 4 new surf films in Hawaii. The festival kicks off on July 10 and ends on July 24, with opening / closing nights offering free beer and cheap tasty grindz.

The event will be held at the Doris Duke Theater. The Academy will raffle off a prized Wade Tokoro surfboard. Everyone who purchases a ticket will be entered in the raffle.

Here is a rundown of the films and dates that they’ll be showing:

Icons2 (Hawaii Premiere)

Opening Night – Friday July 10 at 7:30 pm

Oahu’s Lance Arinaga will introduce his film Icons2. Expected to attend opening night are pros Hank Gaskell, Jun Jo, Daniel Jones, Mikala Jones, Jason Shibata (who is also the marketing director of Contrast magazine), and Nick Mita.

The Present (Hawaii Premiere)

Show times:
Saturday, July 11
1 pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm

Sunday, July 12
1 pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm

Tuesday, July 15
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Musica Surfica (Hawaii Premiere)

Show times:
Wednesday, July 15
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Thursday, July 15
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Sipping Jetstreams

Sipping Jetstreams is one of my favorite surf films. Always gets me stoked and eager to travel.

Show times:
Friday, July 17
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Saturday, July 18
1 pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm

The Green Iguana

Show times:
Sunday, July 19
1 pm, 4 pm, and 7:30 pm

Tuesday, July 21
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Wednesday, July 22
1 pm and 7:30 pm

Dear & Yonder: Daring Stories of Ladies United by the Sea (Hawaii Premiere)

Show times:
Thursday, July 23
1 pm and 7:30pm

Friday, July 24
1pm and 7:30pm (Closing Night)

For more info Visit the Honolulu Academy of Arts

Today marks the first day of the peaking swell, so I got up early and stopped by several breaks along the south shore and snapped a few shots. Overhead sets were rolling in every 5-10 minutes, and people were getting barreled all over the place.

Point Panics

Flies Incinerators

Kewalos

Ala Moana Bowls

Tennis Courts