WAIMEA BAY (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s official: Landon McNamara has won the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational.

He received 135.8 points as well as the highest scoring wave of the competition – a perfect score of 15 – earning him the Best Wave Award.

“This is a childhood dream of mine, something I’ve been working on since I was a little kid here on the beach watching these events unfold,” he said. “I don’t know what to feel now. I’ve already cried 10 times.

“I’m grateful to Eddie,” McNamara said. “In both runs I had a turtle that I followed. Really. … They say Eddie picks the winner, and I’m so thankful he picked me.”

This achievement is even more appropriate considering that his father, Liam McNamara, is the competition director.

The nine first place winners were:

1. Landon McNamara (HI, WINNER 2024)
2. Mason Ho (HI)
3. Billy Kemper (HI)
4. Jamie O’Brien (HI)
5. Nic Lamb (CA)
6. Luke Shepardson (HI, WINNER 2023)
7. Nathan Florence (HI)
8. Kai Lenny (HI)
9. Koa Rothman (HI)

Participant Greg Long received the Aloha Spirit Award. “Participating in this event was the greatest honor and privilege of my life,” he said.

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Tens of thousands of people gathered on Oahu’s North Shore on Sunday to witness the historic event.

According to Liam McNamara, the waves were 50 feet face high.

“The conditions are amazing. There is a strong offshore breeze right now,” McNamara told Hawaii News Now early Sunday morning. “We are expecting a fantastic day of competition. This is a historic day. We want to make sure we start it with a bang and end it with a bang.”

This is the 11th time The Eddie has run in the last 40 years and attendance is by invitation only.

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Further information:

• Rip Curl The Eddie Big Wave Invitational
• TheEddieAikau.com

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