In terms of breathtaking and backbreaking surf venues, the North Shore has an embarrassment of ... But I’d wager that Pipeline/Backdoor, in terms of sheer entertainment and shock value, takes ...

Pipeline benefits from an outer reef refraction effect ... When such a swell hits the North Shore, suddenly the wave that wasn't there before comes roaring back with all the energy and beauty ...

Too much water on the reef is not great for the waves ... Pipeline is most definitely for the girls. Contests at Pipeline are for everyone. With the North Shore a long way from the hustle and ...

As close to a hoax as any famous wave of the past 30 years, Off-The-Wall (OTW) is a single slab of reef just to the west of Backdoor and Pipeline. Off-The-Wall can have its golden moments.