Waimea Bay is sacred ground in big wave surfing ... bellyflopping off the jump rock, dotting the beach with umbrellas and coolers full of Foodland poke and Hawaiian Suns. It looked a little ...

When Waimea starts to work, look for the bay to turn into a massive washing ... the true Waimea takeoff area -- a relatively flat lava rock ledge another 50 yards or so outside the boil that ...