Billabong Pro Pipeline 2023

Banzai Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii, United States

Billabong Pipe Masters 2023: The greatest – and most dangerous – arena in surfing at the Billabong Pro Pipeline

Billabong Pro Pipeline is the first stop on the new 2023 Championship Tour kicking off the new tour season. Statistically speaking, Pipeline is the most deadly wave in the world and considered the holy grails of surf competition. With its shallow reef and massive Pacific swells, every year surfers are seriously injured surfing there. This is not a wave for amateurs.

A rough wipeout can not only send you underwater, it can churn you along the reef – and if you’ve ever cut yourself on sharp coral edges, you know how dangerous that can be. Danger aside though, when it comes to spectating, there aren’t many waves better suited for a serious surf competition than the Banzai Pipeline.

The wave breaks very close to shore and all you have to do is pull up some sand and take a seat to see some of the most breath-taking wave riding you’ll ever see.

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Your experience at Pipe Masters

The North Shore is considered the “Mecca” of surfing, and thanks to Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Waimea it certainly lives up to its reputation. In November and December every year the Triple Crown of Surfing comes to the North Shore and attracts surf talent from around the world.

Billabong Pro Pipeline is just one of several surfing competitions at this break – the Volcom Pipe Pro, Pipeline Bodysurfing Classic & IBA Pipeline Pro all call this wave home too.

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Billabong Pro Pipeline 2023 Schedule

The first stop of the championship tour is coming to Pipeline on January 29 – February 10, 2023.

Pipe Masters Location

The event takes place at Banzai Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.

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Where to stay on the North Shore

There are a number of guest houses and apartments on the North Shore close to the beach in front of all the action. Make sure you book early as places will go quickly.

The only hotel on the North Shore is The Turtle Bay Resort, close to all the action.  You can also find affordable rooms or house to rent on the map below or check for the best accommodation deals on Oahu here.

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Where to eat on Oahu

There are plenty of good places to eat and shop in Haleiwa, and if you want to go explore the island, a trip to Waikiki on the South Shore is a must. When it comes to a surf trip to Hawaii, everyone has to do it at least once.

Do you want to know more about the World Surf League?

Joe Turpel is a Sportscaster from Hawaii and commentator for the World Surf League (WSL). Rad Season Founder Oli Russell-Cowan chats to him about his favorite spots on tour, the World Surf League’s vision and the new WCT format. 

Photo credit: brentbielmann.com, WSL, Billabong Pipe Masters