France is home to world-class surf breaks, including a couple of big wave spots. Meet Belharra, the country’s liquid avalanche. Slowly but steadily, Europe has brought its Atlantic extreme arenas to… Visit SurferToday.com for the complete article.
The nominees for the 2020 Big Wave Awards (BWA) have been announced. The Big Wave Awards celebrate its 20th anniversary with a four-division competition: Ride of the Year, XXL Biggest Wave, Paddle Award, and Overall Performer of the Year. Fans will vote the Wipeout of the Year winner.
The giant waves of Nazaré’s Praia do Norte are breaking in the heart of New York City. The Portuguese National Tourism Authority – Turismo de Portugal – launched a marketing campaign in Times Square, New York, featuring the world-class waves of Nazaré. The 30-meter high digital screen will be showing footage of the biggest waves […]
Alexander Zirke has claimed La Vaca XXL Invitational 2015, in the north of Spain. Thousands of spectators watched the “giant cow” generate 20-foot waves over a deep rocky seabed. The Cantabrian surf break attracted 32 riders from all over the world, including international wave hunters Eric Rebiere, and Tom Butler. In over five hours of […]
Sebastian Steudtner has won the “XXL Biggest Wave” award for a monstrous ride in Nazaré, Portugal. The German surfer from Nuremberg was one of the seven winners of the 2015 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards, held in Southern California. Two thousand individualities gathered in Anaheim, California, to pick the greatest rides of the […]
Greg Long has won the 2014 Billabong XXL “Ride of the Year”, with the wave ridden at Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on the 7th June, 2013. After being acquired by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP), the brand known for awarding big wave stunts crowned an almost all-anglophone group of daredevils. The only exception was Gautier […]
The nominees for the 2014 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards have been announced. Apparently, we live in an Anglophone world. Grant Baker, Shane Dorian, Billy Kemper, Greg Long, and Shaun Walsh have been nominated for “Ride of the Year”. Surprisingly, there is not a single European wave in the most important category, despite the […]
Jaws delivered the last XXL swell of the 2013/2014 winter season. Broken boards, heavy wipeouts and capsized boats added drama to the all-star big wave surfing session. Monday, 3rd March, 2014. With a giant groundswell traveling from the northwest, the usual crew gathered for the regular challenge. If Shane Dorian’s there, the so-called “chargers” must […]
With El Nino priming the pump everywhere around the world, this could be a big-wave season to remember.