Giant Waves Crash on Hawaii’s Beaches
Thousands of spectators and surfers are flocking to Hawaii’s beaches to see the biggest waves in years crash ashore. A legendary big wave surfing contest may be held Tuesday for the first time since 2004 if waves reach a minimum of 40 feet. (Dec. 7)
@ghostman3331 If gay means happy like it used to.
@elitebanktyranny Maybe they should just ban Sodium Chloric dihydrogen monoxide instead to save the world.
Damn straight about Wilbur Kookmeyer…he would go before Eddie! With no fear involved!
all surfers are gay
I will learn to surf … but i’m from germany and the waves in Germany … they aren’t very good.
ima go der ^^
BIIIIIIIIIIG YAY
I live in Haiku Maui overlooking the Maliko Gulch area…My residence is about 2 miles from the ocean….On this morning and the morning after,I could hear the ocean exploding with every set that came through…..It definately was the biggest swell all season..!!!!
Ummm “suzy,” they are north pacific storms..!!!
Thousands is plural. There was not even one thousand
Wilbur Kookmeyer will paddle out in extreme conditions anywhere anytime! That’s how he rolls.
THAT IS A HUGE WAVE!
too bad i can’t surf
@rachellaughs
North Shore refers to the North Shore on Oahu. Surf gets huge there in the winter, so if you were there another time of year and the waves were relatively flat… that would be why. PeeGee
I heard there’s supposed to be huge waves on the north shore, but after going to oahu & maui I’m guessing the “north shore” waves are on a different island??
My wife and I spent our first year of married life together (1970) on the north shore (the quiet end, Mokuleia). But I’d body surf Waimea all the time until it got over ten, and then i’d go in, where I belonged. One day that winter, the managable surf in the late morning got bigger and bigger- we split. It got to over 60 feet. The white water alone covered that big rock on the west (left) side of the bay, opposite the church tower. Beyond belief, that power. Amateurs, stay on the beach.
GO BIG OR GO HOME!!!
Love those South Pacific winter storms and the power they can pack.
We saw huge waves on Maui last March (2009) at a popular surfing beach and there were NO surfers in the water. They were standing on the top of the cliffs watching. They said it was not the height of the waves, but the fact that they were breaking so cloe together. If you went down, another onen would crash on top of you. These were experienced surfers.
ill pass, yeah i think ill pass…
Shut up kook!
its more fun than not if you know what ur doing if you feel sketched out dont go out i didnt go out while i was there i went out 4 days later when it was smaller
@StacksOnDeckTV its 2009 buddy what chu smoking?
So you swim out through all this crashing white water to get to the 20 foot swell and hopefully ride it back to shore without being thrown to the bottom and dragged along the corral. And 50 foot waves may be coming. This is definitely a vicarious experience for me.
why may ah – Bay