“One of the great swell events in my history of shooting surfing (for) over 49 years,” says Tim Bonython, not mincing words. “This is probably one of the top five swell events I’ve got to document.” ...

“You can tell when it’s a big one when the lines march in from the outer ledge,” Benjamin “Sancho” Sanchis told SURFER after his heroic, albeit cataclysmic, ride at Jaws on December 22, 2024. Fate ...

On December 22, 2024, while the surf world’s collective eye was fixed on Waimea Bay during the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational, lensman Fred Pompermayer was in the channel at Jaws, documenting ...

The tricky thing about surfing, especially in big waves, is that there’s a finite number of opportunities. At some spots, surfers might get one shot a year at a sizable swell. Some years, maybe even ...

The swell that brought up the notorious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational on Oahu also brought major waves to Maui's north shore, with one surfer surviving a gnarly wipeout.

If something is even vaguely surfable, Kai Lenny is taking it out at Jaws. Earlier this year, he was seen riding a perplexingly short 7’6″ mini gun, but he’s also ridden the famously heavy break with ...