Big Wave Surfing at Waimea Bay

Waimea Bay is home to the famous Eddie Aikau Big Wave Surf event. Although they try to have the event every year in December, they can only do it if the waves are big enough and the conditions are rideable. The last time it was held was back in 2004. Here are a few clips we took from the street along Waimea Bay. The beach and roads were jam packed with spectators and tourists but it was well worth it.

Surfers at Sunrise & Sunset

We know the weather is getting cold as winter approaches. For better or worse, the average temperature in Hawaii only varies 4-8 degrees F between summer and winter. While that means we don’t get the beautiful seasonal changes of higher latitudes, it also means that we have beach weather all year round. Surfers take advantage of this fact by surfing all year, at all hours of the day.

While filming the sunrise and sunset videos on the North Shore, I got some footage of surfers doing their thing before and after the work day. Fortunately, I got video of surfers performing for a water camera man. I don’t know if it was for a photo shoot or just for fun, but there were a lot of them. And when watching the surfers as the sun went down, I couldn’t help but think if there’s any better way to end a day in Paradise.