The Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui has been called off for the day with waves being reported in the 15–20 foot range.

The legendary Mel started the hour long final heat off strong with a 9 point ride, and sealed his victory in the final minutes of the competition.

"The biggest, most perfect paddle in wave on the planet."—Tube guru David Scard on the recent Cloudbreak super swell. Plus: Check out Ryan Hipwood's mind warping barrel here...

North Shore rusher Kohl Christensen paddles into an absolute bomb at Cloudbreak during what Kelly Slater called, "The swell of a lifetime."

Cloudbreak goes nuts for the second day in a row and an all-star crew of big wave chargers rip the swell of the year.

With a world class crew (Kelly, Bruce, Kohl, Wassel, Healey, etc.) taking it on, Cloudbreak goes absolutely berserk. What's equally crazy is that, according to Dave Wassel, it's supposed to be bigger today. Photos and and 5am wake up call to Wassel here.

Legendary snowboarder Jeremy Jones talks about the similarities between big wave surfing and his brand of big mountain snowboarding.

The story behind David Langers' broken leg courtesy of Playa Zicatela, Puerto Escondido.

The article about Shane Dorian and Billabong’s new game-changing V1 inflatable wetsuit has been the most talked about, blogged, and commented on surf story we’ve seen in ages. We figured a follow up interview was in order to ask a few questions that the news release didn’t cover.

After a two-wave hold down nearly took his life at Mavericks, Shane Dorian and Billabong wetsuits design and unveil an inflatable wetsuit that has already been tested and approved by Shane O in the heaviest conditions imaginable. Talk about a game changer...

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta De Lobos Big Wave Invitational concluded yesterday with Brazil's Marcos Monteiro taking the top prize of $10,000 in the season's first Big Wave World Tour event.

The 2011 Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta De Lobos Big Wave Invitational presented by Sony Ericsson and Suzuki has officially been called "ON" by Big Wave World Tour Contest Director Gary Linden for Saturday, May 28.

Stirring, haunting, touching, amazing...the words are hard to find to describe this mini-movie created by Volcom. With testimonials by Mark Healey, Nathan Fletcher, Dustin Barca, Bruce Irons, Chava Greenlee, Braden Dias, and Skindog it's a must watch.

Surfing's most beautiful big wave rider shares her picks for tomorrow's Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards.

The Quiksilver Ceremonial Punta De Lobos Big Wave Invitational will commence this Spring with the world's top big wave riders competing for a $20,000 prize purse during a contest window spanning April 1- May 31, 2011.