The Puerto Escondido Challenge 2016 gets underway Friday, June 24th, in Oaxaca, Mexico. According to the surf forecasters, the first stop on the 2016/2017 Big Wave Tour (BWT) season will deliver 25-to-40-foot waves. Twenty-four big wave riders will compete at Puerto Escondido for the first time in the history of World Surf League’s Big Wave […]
Mick Corbett won the “Ride of The Year” at the 2015/2016 Surfing Life’s Oakley Big Wave Awards. The award ceremony took place in Sydney, Australia. What do you exactly need to claim Australia’s big wave ride of the year decoration? The Western Australian has the answer for you because he rode a beast wave at […]
The Titans of Mavericks has been called on. The world’s fearless big wave surfers will hit Half Moon Bay on February 12th. It’s never big enough for the “The Eddie” but, in Northern California, there are 24 chargers ready to tackle giant waves breaking in sharky cold waters. This time, Mavericks will be powered by […]
Garrett McNamara has nearly survived a heavy wipeout at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, in Northern California. The Hawaiian big wave surfer paddled into one of the biggest Mavericks waves of all time, air-dropped it, rode it for a couple of seconds and then and fell into the abyss about halfway down the face of the […]
Welcome to the North Shore of Oahu, in Hawaii. Here, you’ll find the most concentrated and celebrated stretch of world-class surf breaks on the planet. The region is home to the famous Seven Mile Miracle. Hawaii is the spiritual home of surfing. It’s where it all began – the ritual, the boards, the ride. Hawaii […]
The 2015 Quiksilver Pro Casablanca will be the first ever pro surfing contest held in Morocco. The Royal Moroccan Surfing Federation (RMSF) and World Surf League (WSL) have teamed up to deliver a Men’s QS1,500 event in the Northern-Africa region. The competition is scheduled to run from September 8th-12th, at Anfaplace. “We are very excited […]
Al Mennie’s wave hunts have attracted the attention of British public-service television broadcaster Channel 4. The result is “Man vs Wave”. Alastair Mennie is not your average big wave surfer. He likes to surf whatever the conditions are, he writes his own books, and he is a Krav Maga instructor, and he gives lectures and […]
Nic Lamb rode a Perfect 10 wave to claim the 2014 Punta Galea Challenge, in Getxo, Basque Country, Spain. Waves in the 30-40 foot range opened the Northern Hemisphere leg of the 2014/2015 Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) season. Punta Galea was incredibly scary, with huge sets coming in below dark grey rainy skies. Pro […]
The second half of the 2014/2015 Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) has kicked off on the 15th October and runs through February 28th, 2015. The competitions on the Southern Hemisphere are over. As a result, only one event has been run. The Billabong Pico Alto crowned Makua Rothman in 40-foot waves. Now, all hopes are on […]
The 2014 Dungeons Challenge, the second stop on the Big Wave World Tour, is on yellow alert. A good-looking swell might be heading towards Cape Town, South Africa, and hitting the iconic big wave surf spot between 18th-19th August. Wave face sizes may be in the 20-25 foot plus range, and possibly pushing toward 30-foot […]