Waimea Bay

“Waimea Bay’s near-vertical plunge from crest to trough is one of the sports greatest challenges, testing the surfer's equipment, wave judgment, fitness, and nerve. The drop will often "jack" (steepen and expand) without warning as the wave curls over, a phenomenon that can actually reverse the surfer's forward motion and send him back up toward the crest—and then to an annihilating wipeout. “

-Matt Warshaw