On the back of two full days of waves in the 12 to occasional 20 feet range (20-35 feet full face value) on Hawaii’s northern shores, predictions of a follow-up swell in the range of 20 feet sees the attention
On the back of two full days of waves in the 12 to occasional 20 feet range (20-35 feet full face value) on Hawaii’s northern shores, predictions of a follow-up swell in the range of 20 feet sees the attention of the surfing world return once again to the start of a double duo of big wave events in Hawaii.
The ‘Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau’, held on a single day at Waimea Bay, Oahu, between the holding dates of December 1st, 2001, and February 28, 2002, and the ‘Tow-In World Cup’ at Maui’s Jaws, held on a single day between the holding dates of November 17, 2001, to January 12, 2002, are each awaiting a start with precedence going to “the Eddie”.
Both events require a steady wave height of 20 feet plus (in excess of 30 feet full face value) in which to be run.
At this stage, Saturday looks to be the first possible day for either event to run. Should the Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau decide not to run on Saturday morning, it would likely signal the official green light for the Tow-In World Cup on Maui.
“Once we know that the wave height is going to be there, it’s a 50-50 chance then that we will run,” said Quiksilver Eddie Aikau contest director George Downing.
“At this stage there are forecasts of south-west winds with the front of the storm. It remains to be seen how this will affect the conditions. If it’s less than 10 miles an hour, the conditions could be good. But more than 10 miles an hour and it can adversely affect the quality of the wave, in which case, we might not run.”
