The Performers , a 1965 surf movie , featured a Honolua sequence filled with glorious six - foot waves , which helped put the break on the map .
Oahu - based surfers were soon beginning to fly over by the dozens when the swell got big enough .
The Performers , a 1965 surf movie , featured a Honolua sequence filled with glorious six - foot waves , which helped put the break on the map , and Oahu - based surfers were soon beginning to fly over by the dozens when the swell got big enough .