Big wave – more specifically, Hawaii – season is here.
There was opening day at Pipeline, Big Wednesday at Pipeline, John John and Nathan Florence sharing birthday barrels at Pipe, North Shore lifeguards with their hands full with lots of rescues, Kai Lenny with a crazy wipeout at Jaws, and Albee Layer, back from multiple injuries, and on a mission this year, coming in hot with a massive tube.
Yeah, winter is here. And judging by opening day at Jaws, it’s gonna be a banger year.
Here’s the breakdown of the vid above from MROD Maui:
“Opening day at Pe’ahi was filled with epic big wave surfing moments and excellent clean conditions. The waves were pumping all day long! The paddle session started right around sunrise in extra large surf, the swell had just peaked over night and there were still some giant waves coming through. Albee Layer got a really heavy barrel on his first wave and then backed it up with another clean barrel. Kai Lenny and his brother Ridge also showed up early with their team and they did some excellent paddle in and tow in surfing through out the day. Billy Kemper also came over from Oahu to surf this swell, he waited patiently and got a big north one, he pulled in and was a little too deep to make it out. Everyone was charging hard and really going for it this swell. All in all it was a very successful opening day at Pe’ahi with excellent conditions for everyone to enjoy. Stay tuned for more big swells as we head into this El Nino winter season.”
Looks like this year is going to be one for progression in the big-wave realm, especially with that El Niño looming. Keep following along for more action.
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