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  2. 50-foot waves forecast to slam Hawaii as 'The Eddie' surfing ...

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    The forecast for these massive waves in Hawaii prompted the organizers of The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, which KHON2 reports is the premier surfing event in the world, to schedule the ...

  3. Hawaii beaches threatened by 35-foot waves as dangerous surf ...

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    HONOLULU, Hawaii – Dangerous surf is anticipated to impact the Hawaiian Islands in the coming days, prompting residents and visitors to prepare for large waves potentially reaching 35 feet.. A ...

  4. WATCH: Surfers ride monster waves at Hawaii competition that ...

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    Hawaii’s Landon McNamara, 28, won with a three-wave point total of 135.8 points. That included a perfect score of 50 on the highest-scoring wave of the contest. He won $50,000 and 350,000 miles ...

  5. The Eddie - Wikipedia

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    The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational (colloquially, "The Eddie" [1]) is a big wave surfing tournament held at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. The tournament is named for native Hawaiian , champion big wave surfer, and life-saving Waimea Bay lifeguard, Eddie Aikau . [ 1 ]

  6. Surfing - Wikipedia

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    Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or wave pools. The term surfing refers to a person riding a wave using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards.

  7. List of rogue waves - Wikipedia

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    The Draupner wave, a single giant wave measured on New Year's Day 1995, finally confirmed the existence of freak waves, which had previously been considered near-mythical. This list of rogue waves compiles incidents of known and likely rogue waves – also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves.

  8. Hawaii beachgoers injured while surviving harrowing encounter ...

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    Video of the frightening encounter showed waves reaching three stories high, making the men appear minuscule right before slamming into them on the Hawaii beach. Waves about to crash onto the ...

  9. Tsunami - Wikipedia

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    Although the meanings of "tidal" include "resembling" [16] or "having the form or character of" [17] tides, use of the term tidal wave is discouraged by geologists and oceanographers. A 1969 episode of the TV crime show Hawaii Five-O entitled "Forty Feet High and It Kills!" used the terms "tsunami" and "tidal wave" interchangeably. [18]