Eddie Will Go This Weekend
After issuing a last-minute red light, Eddie Aikau organisers recently got caught on the hop as the expected bad conditions didn't eventuate. Instead, Waimea Bay pumped all day under light winds and 25 foot sets - though Koa Rothman put a new spin on 'Hawaiian size' by breathlessly calling it 50 foot.
Though they missed a good opportunity, the Eddie crew have had a reprieve with a follow up swell due to hit this Sunday (local time). Clyde Aikau went on local Honolulu TV station KHON to announce the Eddie has a green light and surfers should expect very light SE winds, which is straight offshore, and 25 foot waves - in other words, 50 foot Koan.
In fact, old Clyde even said he'd contacted the WSL who were cancelling the Jaws event as "it would be too big".
KHON will be livestreaming the event from 8am Sunday (local time).
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One of the few contests with gravitas. Good luck to the contestants!
So approx 4am Monday morning for us?
5am = 8am AEDT.
Amazing!
Ummm does Jaws ever get too big?
Methinks Clyde was in marketing mode there.
not for you obviously but for most people it's always too big.
I'm just lashing out because I didn't get the call up
spewin'
No...such an odd thing to say. I guess the WSL were saying we won't compete for the limelight. Or maybe Elo truly does think Bells is bigger than Waimea once every 50 years, and Jaws maxes out while 'da Bay' stays rideable.
Just checked the Waimea cam, and this set rolled through. Looked good to me, and there's nobody out.
I think your right stu.. he was reading it off the cue card
The storm looks remarkable! Could 60ft Koan.
How big does it need to get before the bay closes out?
God, imagine the traffic on the Kam. The hype bigger than the waves even! Hope they don't get skunked.
Day off Monday. So good to watch these guys charge.
Excellent news, excellent forecast.
while were waiting... an interesting Hawaiian doco with great Edddie photos ( 10min)
What's 50 ft in Garys?
All the Nic Von Rupp fans on here will be frothing
Depends who you ask
Nick von flog ..,I’m a massive fan
Waimea (Pinballs?) looks fun as shit this morning. 10ft or so, with just a few takers.
Would love to have a go at that.
Uncle Clyde, Eddie Aikau brother, meant that Peahi (Jaws) will be too big to paddle into. Dave kalama, OG Peahi waterman and former Laird Hamilton tow team partner refers to the paddle in sessions as the "clown rodeo". Btw, Peahi is always too big. Just not for everyone. As Laird once said, we are all equal before we let go of the tow rope. Thanks Stu. You dah man
"we are all equal before we let go of the tow rope."
Paddle surfers are all equal until they take the drop.
What is unequal is catching waves under your own steam Vs catching waves with power assist.
Smallest Eddie ever
So about 8am monday morning Vic time?
5am Vic time I believe.
Lovely Beach day today at the Bay
https://explore.org/livecams/hawaii/hawaii-waimea-bay-cam
What won't Nathan endorse ? Online gambling....
Odds on JJF
i have said it before. they will pitch to make you drink cat piss in a can if someone is paying them 5 zeroes behind a $1,$2,$3 or $4.
zero morals these scumbags
yea maby wallpaper, but cash is king period. my point of view is with advertising and for example the jab. no one actually put a gun to my head and forced me to do either.
yeah but you don't need a gun to convince a child to take up a nasty habit.
you should go live in china then and have everthing censored by a dictatior. people can make there own decisions in life. weather its good or bad.
you should go live in china then and have everthing censored by a dictatior. people can make there own decisions in life. weather its good or bad.
I think it is known that "trust me I'm a surf professional" equals FA unless it is qualified. Someone once said "they are good in the water just don't let them talk" or this case don't pay any attention to what they spruik.
They aren’t professional surfers, they work in advertising.
Advertising is what professional surfers do by definition. All the money comes from brand owners, directly or indirectly.
Online gambling recommendations- does he get a cut?
He's had Bet Online as his big sponsor for a while now. Most of his vids have the company's logo watermarked.
For Sure
They recently sponsored Nate Florence and Billy Kemper for reportedly-not-small sums of cash
https://stabmag.com/news/nate-florence-reveals-his-round-3-pipe-picks-m…
Incoming....
https://www.surfline.com/surf-news/swell-alert/tracking-the-eddie-engin…
Bruce Irons winning wave at the Eddie
Anyone in Hawaii got an update on Bruce and his well-being? Anything recent I’ve heard has all been bad news...
He’s a sicko
I'm guessing will be live on YT?
That’s gold .. total commitment at the end..
5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 22.6 ft
5-day plot - Swell Height Swell Height (SwH): 22.3 ft
5-day plot - Swell Period Swell Period (SwP): 17.4 sec
Geez Kaipo get a board rack already!
Huge set Nice Angle
The huge set peeled from way out- usually the monsters break and closeout further in the bay. It seemed to pick up on a whole different bit of reef.
just had a quick flick through the live webcast comments. Good to see crew loving it, funny reading how amped crew got. A great day out, bit of culture, history and some charging. luke shepardson gotta be stoked, as all who went nuts. I reckon certain surfers no longer wait for sets but for rouge waves. Mark healy is a classic example, didnt play out for him today but has on many occasions. Looking forward to the highlights, Sounds like some beatings and drops were had. Special event for Hawaii along with the Da hui shoot out. Bit more to it than just surfing and individual success.
luke shepardson what a legend beat everyone, riding bay closeouts for years ..
set of the day surf camera :
Mental!
There's a whole different realm way outside the bay proper, judging by that beast. Nobody surfs it?
Peahi..