Big Wave Surfing at Waimea and the North Shore (1960-2000)

1. Waimea Bay death reinforces “taboo” reputation

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: Waimea Bay, Dickie Cross

   • Encyclopedia Surfing

2. Greg Noll’s Waimea session helps break the taboo

   Nov 1, 1957Labels: Greg Noll, Waimea Bay

   • Smithsonian
   • Greg Noll
   • Surfer

3. Pipeline is named and filmed on Oʻahu’s North Shore

   Dec 1, 1961Labels: Pipeline, Bruce Brown

   • Pipeline

4. Waimea’s big surf enters mainstream pop culture

   Jul 29, 1964Labels: Ride the, Waimea Bay

   • Ride Wild Surf
   • Waimea Bay

5. Duke Kahanamoku Invitational launches North Shore contest era

   Jan 1, 1965Labels: Duke Kahanamoku, Sunset Beach

   • Duke Invitational

6. Eddie Aikau becomes Waimea Bay’s first official lifeguard

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Eddie Aikau, Waimea Bay

   • Sports Illustrated
   • Eddie Aikau

7. Eddie Aikau lost at sea after Hokuleʻa capsizes

   Mar 17, 1978Labels: Eddie Aikau, H k

   • Encyclopedia Surfing
   • Hokulea Archive

8. The Eddie Aikau big-wave invitational is founded

   Jan 1, 1984Labels: Eddie Aikau, Waimea Bay

   • Guinness
   • The Eddie

9. First Eddie at Waimea Bay crowns Clyde Aikau

   Feb 21, 1987Labels: Clyde Aikau, Eddie Invitational

   • The Eddie
   • Waimea com

10. Tow-in surfing emerges, changing the big-wave playbook

    Jan 1, 1995Labels: Tow-in surfing, Laird Hamilton

    • Tow in Surfing

11. Ken Bradshaw’s tow-in ride at Outside Log Cabins

    Jan 28, 1998Labels: Ken Bradshaw, Outside Log

    • Ken Bradshaw

12. Waimea’s 1960–2000 era leaves a lasting big-wave template

    Jan 1, 2000Labels: Waimea Bay, North Shore

    • Waimea Bay
    • The Eddie