A series of moderate-to-large swells estimated at 10 to 12 feet generated National Weather Service high surf advisories that will remain in effect through Wednesday morning. But the size will not be right for The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie
A series of moderate-to-large swells estimated at 10 to 12 feet generated National Weather Service high surf advisories that will remain in effect through Wednesday morning.
But the size will not be right for The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau for the first week, states a release from Surfersvillage Global Surf News.
The holding period window for the contest runs through Feb. 28 and long range forecasts are not ruling out the possibility of extra large surf before the conclusion of the holding period.
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau is the world’s most prestigious big-wave surfing event and offers the largest first place prize of any surfing contest in the world at $55,000. It is also the only big-wave surf contest sanctioned by the Association of Surfing Professionals, the governing body of professional surfing.
This brings together some of the most recognized names in surfing including nine-time ASP World Tour Champion Kelly Slater and three-time ASP World Tour Champion Andy Irons of Kaua‘i.
Scheduled to take place at Waimea Bay, O‘ahu, the event requires one day with a minimum of 20-foot surf which translates to waves exceeding 40-foot faces in order to run.
The first memorial event for Aikau was held in 1984 at Sunset Beach and won by local surfer Denton Miyamura. Following that event, The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau was moved to Waimea Bay where it has remained ever since. The 2008 event marks the 24th anniversary of the surf event, and in only seven of those years have the waves been big enough and the conditions right to host the contest.
People can visit the Web site quiksilver.com/eddie to sign up for the official “The Bay Calls the Day” text alert as well as to watch the live contest webcase when the contest is on.
