The 2025-2025 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational

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The biggest surfing event in the world honors the legacy of Eddie Aikau.

Just as in year’s past, the contest will run if wave face heights consistently reach 40-feet during the holding period.

THE EDDIE® invites surfers, alternates, and legends to showcase their high-performance surfing at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu.

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The Eddie is the premier Event in the sport of Surfing – The Super Bowl of Surfing. The Eddie Big Wave Invitational celebrates the current lineage of big wave surfers, as well as the ones that came before. The legend of Eddie Aikau is an important part of Hawaiian Culture. Eddie Aikau was a championship athlete, a waterman, and a family man who truly cared for others. Eddie was not just the 1st lifeguard at Waimea Bay; he was the 1st lifeguard for the entire North Shore, and saved over 500 people throughout his career. Eddie would brave the waves that often reached 30 feet or more, when no one else would go out. It’s important to keep his legacy alive and inspire the next generation to live like Eddie did.

The 49th annual Eddie Big Wave Invitational is aiming to bring focus onto Hawaiian Culture, with a goal to share the stories and legacy of Hawaii with the world. With the Waimea Valley extending behind Waimea Bay, this is an area rich with historic Hawaiian Cultural significance.

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2025-2026 INVITEES

Aaron Gold                (HI-OAHU)
Annie Reickert            (HI-MAUI)
Bianca Valenti            (CALIFORNIA)
Billy Kemper               (HI-MAUI)
Chad Keaulana           (HI-OAHU)
Eala Stewart               (HI-OAHU)
Eli Olson                     (HI-OAHU)
Emily Erickson            (HI-OAHU)
Ezekiel Lau                 (HI-OAHU)
Grant Twiggy Baker   (SOUTH AFRICA)
Ha'a Aikau                  (HI-OAHU)
Jake Maki                   (HI-OAHU)
Jamie Mitchell            (AUS/HI)
Jamie O’Brien             (HI-OAHU)
Joey Cadiz                  (HI-OAHU)
John John Florence    (HI-OAHU) - 2016

Justine Dupont (FRANCE)

Kai Lenny                    (HI-MAUI)
Kelly Slater                 (FLORIDA) - 2004
Koa Rothman             (HI-OAHU)

Landon McNamara    (HI-OAHU) - 2024
Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca (BRAZIL)
Luke Shepardson        (HI-OAHU) - 2023
Makua Rothman        (HI-OAHU)
Mark Healey               (HI-OAHU)
Mason Ho                   (HI-OAHU)
Matahi Drollet            (TAHITI)
Nathan Florence         (HI-OAHU)
Nic von Rupp              (PORTUGAL)
Ross Clarke-Jones      (AUSTRALIA) - 2001
Russell Bierke             (AUSTRALIA)
Torrey Meister           (HI-MAUI)