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Ehukai Beach - Oahu, Hawaii, USA

Welcome to the famous Banzai Pipeline, also known as Pipeline, on the north shore of Oahu at Ehukai Beach. Panning from left to right, this live cam provides the best visual surf report for one of the most popular surfing destinations in the world.

Dusty Payne Nearly Drowns at Backdoor

Dusty Payne was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after after suffering a head injury on Oahu's North Shore, according to Surfer.com and Emergency Medical Services officials.

The situation could've been much worse if it wasn't for the quick response of fellow surfers in the water and from lifeguards.

Payne, who won the Pipe Invitational on the  North Shore just weeks ago, wiped out and crashed into the reef, according to eyewitnesses.

Fellow surfers and photographers sprung into action after the Maui native failed to surface after at least two waves went by, helping the then-unconscious 26-year-old to shore, where he received emergency medical attention.

Freesurf photographer Keoki Saguibo and Kauai-native surfer Jimmy 'Uluboy' Napeahi were the first to notice that something was wrong in the moments following the accident.

"I was paddling back out at Pipeline and I noticed Dusty was taking off on a wave," Napeahi told Hawaii News Now. "It was really steep of course, and it was a bad place to fall. And he fell."

If it wasn't for the quick thinking of Saguibo, Napeahi says, Payne might've been in much worse condition.

"Keoki was shooting the wave the entire time. He kept his eye on Dusty the entire time," Said Napeahi. "And all of a sudden he yelled and starting swimming as fast as he could. He got their first and did spinal control with his neck, and I straddled his legs around my hips and swam into the beach."

Lifeguards took over once Payne was brought to the beach, and he was transported to the hospital in serious condition.

Payne is now reportedly conscious, but remains hospitalized.

The accident came on a dangerous day for surf on Oahu's North Shore.

Pipeline January 19th 2017

Pipeline January 19th 2017 from Andy Potts

January was a strange month on the North Shore, the buzz of John John taking the World title was still the talk of the town, the vibe to go surfing was beyond contagious as always, the only issue was... we didn't have any waves.
The month started super slow with consistent yet weak 2-4ft swells lapping the shore everyday for the first 10 days of the month.
As always, there is confidence in large swells that travel across the North Pacific, and mid to late January had a couple of intense systems that would directly hit the famous 7 mile miracle.
The first swell was a solid one from the NW around 16 seconds, The Backdoor shootout would run the length of the swell period and allow some of North Shores finest to display their local knowledge and enjoy some world class waves at their local break.
The main event of the month or even perhaps the season would happen on the 19th January, the much anticipated swell hit over night with the sound of thunderous giants unleashing their power onto the Pipeline Backdoor reef, keeping everyone awake throughout the night.
At first light, you could truly see the power and spectacle that is Pipeline on its day, the worlds best surfers and underground chargers lining the beach as they size up some of the biggest and heaviest pipeline they have ridden.
This swell was a little more West and much bigger in size (3-4 times overhead with occ bigger sets at 18 seconds) with 2nd and 3rd reef lighting up and also causing some chaos and carnage with endless broken boards and bruised egos washing up on tho the beach.
For some riders, the day would be the best of their surfing life, Sebastian Correa scoring a WOTW contender at Backdoor that I'm still not sure if he has come out of yet! John John Florence, Josh Kerr, Koa Rothman and many more Pipeline legends were also on hand to score what could possibly be the day of the season.

Balaram Stack & Lotion

Video from T h o r L a r s o n
Cheerleaders of pipeline providing sunscreen and a Few clips from the pipe/gums swell a couple days ago.

Pipeline Perfection: John John Florence, Jack Akrop, Masatoshi Ohno and Friends

Video from Shannon Reporting

Aloha Friday! Things are rather swell here on the North Shore. Enjoy my latest edit featuring John John Florence, Masatoshi Ohno, Jack Akrop & friends. 🎶 Tunes by Laurent Garnier.

@northshorecollective @theinertia @gnarbox

Jamie O’Brien surfing in the night

Video from RedBull.
Jamie O’Brien surfing at Pipeline, tackling a few friendly six-footers out the front of his house in 

the middle of the night.

Evan Geiselman rescued after serious wipeout at Pipeline

Surfer Evan Geiselman has been rescued by athletes including Australian surfer Mick Fanning after a massive wipe-out at Hawaii's world-famous Pipeline surf break.

The 22-year-old Floridian was pulled from the water unconscious at Ehukai beach on the North Shore of O'ahu, where the swell was four-to five times overhead, on Sunday afternoon local time.

Professional bodyboarder Andre Botha came to the ASP World Championship Tour hopeful's immediate rescue before other surfers and lifeguards sprinted to the water's edge to help the man onto the beach.

Photo: Cameron Parlette

Nat Young

Nat Young, Pipeline Photo: Greg Gyselinck 

Pipeline | North Shore, Oahu Nov. 18, 2015

Pipeline | North Shore, Oahu from Morgan Halas.

When it's good it's crowded. No Names, no girls on the beach, just three minutes of barrels. All clips taken from about 3:30 till sundown on Nov. 18, 2015.

Song: Yours Truley by Andrew Luce