Waimea Bay

Waimea Bay is a crescent-shaped natural bay located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of in the , widely known for its big wave surfing.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay on Oahu in Hawaii, United States
  • Also known as: “Baie Whymea”, “Waimea Bay, Hawaii”, “Waimea Bay, Oahu”, and “Waimea Roadstead”
  • Address: HI

Places of Interest

Highlights include Waimea River and Banzai Pipeline.

River
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The is a river in on the of in the U.S. state of . The river's main channel is 1.5 miles long and has a watershed spanning 13.6 square miles, with a total length of 24.4 km when its tributaries are included.

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The , or simply Pipeline or Pipe, is a surf reef break located in , off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once they reach the shallows of a reef.

Beach
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is on the North Shore of Oahu in and known for big wave surfing during the winter season. The original Hawaiian name for this place is Paumalū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pūpūkea and Hale’iwa.

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is on the of Oahu. is a popular area on Oʻahu's North Shore for surfing, diving, and snorkeling. The best known surfing sites of Velzyland, Sunset, Kammieland, , ʻEhukai, Pipeline and lesser breaks are arrayed off this shore.

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Hale'iwa is a small beach town on the of . It's the most built up of the towns in the region, has some of the better restaurants, and is generally the place to go if you're staying within half an hour or so of here.

Town
Photo: Joel Bradshaw, CC0.
is a census-designated place and North Shore community in the District on the island of Oʻahu, , , United States.

Waimea Bay

Latitude
21.64137° or 21° 38′ 29″ north
Longitude
-158.06684° or 158° 4′ 1″ west
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
73H3JWRM+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368391603
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
5854567
Wiki­data ID
Q5945173
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Waimea Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Waimea Bay”
  • Chinese: “威美亚湾”
  • Chinese: “怀梅阿湾”
  • Chinese: “韋米亞灣 (夏威夷州)”
  • Chinese: “韋米亞灣”
  • French: “Baie de Waimea”
  • French: “Waimea Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ ואימאה”
  • Japanese: “ワイメア・ベイ”
  • Korean: “와이메아 베이”
  • Spanish: “Waimea Bay (Hawái)”
  • Spanish: “Waimea Bay”

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