Why do surfers normally measure wave heights from the back, and not the wave front/face?
Update: (to this tumble) Organizers have said The Eddie is a no-go today. The surf is big-to-huge, but erratic: the sets are not consistent enough to have the contest, wherein the 28 invited big wave surfers must each have their shot to ride a good 20’-face wave, measured by the Hawaiian scale described in the quote.
Still, it will be a great day for those who made the Waimea Bay beach pilgrimage today, for many are in the water for the now unofficial show (and the weather is gorgeous).
Plus it still could happen another day… we’re in the beginning of the 6-week window The Eddie organizers faithfully keep watch on the buoys. There is disappointment, yes, but much of what I’m hearing in local coverage is that “they made the right call” with everyone wanting the event to be true to “what Eddie would say too.”
