Located on the north shore of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is one of the most powerful waves in the world.

This privileged area is the epicenter of world surfing every winter, and the best surfers in the world gather there to challenge its perfect and dangerous waves. In fact, this place is known as "The Seven Miles Miracle". This is because, according to the book "Surfing Hawaii", there are 36 different breaks in these 7 miles. From the most intense waves to the most harmless ones. Beach and reef breaks, rights and lefts... This surfing paradise begins in Haleiwa, in the south, and extends to Sunset Beach in the north. Between one and the other, you will find famous waves such as: Left Overs, Waimea Bay, Log Cabins, Rockpile, Off The Wall, Backdoor, Banzai Pipeline, Pupukea, Gas Chambers, Rocky Point, and Kammieland. But undoubtedly, one of them stands out above the rest: Pipeline is the one that gives the biggest and deepest tubes. Why is the Pipeline wave the most dangerous in the world? Its location on the map, the powerful swells that reach this beach, and the characteristics of its bottom are some of the main reasons that make Pipeline the most feared wave on the planet. Next, we will unravel all the secrets of the Pipeline wave.

HISTORY OF THE PIPELINE WAVE It wasn't until the early '60s when Californian Phil Edwards was the first to successfully surf Pipeline. The next would be goofy Jack Sutherland, who was the first to masterfully surf this wave and was therefore nicknamed Mr. Pipeline. In the early '70s, if there's someone who has marked a before and after, it's been Hawaiian Gerry Lopez, who with extraordinary surfing made Pipeline become the most important wave in the world and with him, a tube became the ultimate expression of surfing. Every surfer has at some point seen the iconic image of Gerry Lopez and one of his single Lightning Bolt inside the Pipeline tube.

By the late seventies, the Pipemasters was already the most important Surfing Championship in the world, featuring Rory Russell, Larry Blair, and legendary regulars like Shaun Tomson, Mark Richards, and Rabbit Bartholomew. In the '80s, Hawaiians Dane Kealoha, John Gomes, Michael and Derek Ho inherited Gerry López's legacy, with Derek Ho in 1993 becoming the first Hawaiian to be world champion, with his victory in the Pipemasters right at home.

The '90s brought an unknown Kelly Slater, what 20 years old and from Florida, took the victory in 1992. From there until 1999, he won four more times, revolutionizing backside surfing at Pipe, with tubes and turns never seen before. In the new century would come the last revolution of current surfing, Hawaiian from Kauai Andy Irons, winner on four occasions since 2002 and leaving a legacy in what is the best backside power surfing in Pipeline history. Currently, surfers like Jamie O'Brien or John John Florence, who grew up in front of the wave and surfed it for the first time at 5 years old, are the ones who lead the way, surfing the imposing Pipeline waves with astonishing ease.

Pipeline spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj5NTn_mWPo&t=70s

Dangerous as : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEGJGbwuAOk&t=50s