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First Day at Waimea, from “Riding Giants” (2004)

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"OCCURRENCE AT WAIMEA BAY," BY MARK FOO (1985)
"THE BAY: WAIMEA BAY IS STILL DEFINING THE SURFER'S CONCEPTS OF MASS, VOLUME, POWER AND SANITY," BY ALLSTON JAMES (1990)
WAIMEA '57: "WE FEW . . . WE SHIT-SCARED BUT HAPPY FEW"
WAIMEA '57: THE PLAYERS

Videos

First Day at Waimea, from “Liquid Stage” (1996)
Pat Curren
Swell of 1983: Waimea Bay
Waimea '67, from "Sunshine Sea"
Waimea Bay, 1974