big wave surfing

Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards Head Toward Peak Season
With the peak window of high surf activity in the Northern Hemisphere just starting its annual roll, the 2011 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy is already chock full of amazing entries from all around the planet. Unlike conventional surfing competitions which wait in one location until the waves come to them, the eleventh annual Billabong XXL Awards has the unique advantage of a window which runs all year long and is open to all the world's best surfers at the all world's best big waves -- whenever and wherever they come in - as long as they are caught on film or tape.
The Jay At Maverick’s Window Now Open
The Jay At Maverick's Big Wave Invitational Opening Ceremony went down on Monday in Half Moon Bay and today officially kicks off the three month holding period for the event. Check out the vid and the heat draw for the first round. Now we wait for the Pacific to cooperate...
Nelscott Reef Comp Goes To Yellow Status
Nelscott Reef Announces Women's Event And Status Changes To Yellow; Nelscott Reef To Hold Worlds First Womens Big Wave Event
Gary Linden’s Nelscott Reef interview
Big Wave World Tour Director Gary Linden talks about the new stage at Nelscott Reef in Oregon (USA) for the season 2010 / 2011
Going Big With Gary Linden And The Big Wave World Tour
Big Wave World Tour founder Gary Linden sheds insight on the growing big wave contest scene and the chances of top notch pros like Kelly Slater joining the ranks.
Kelly Slater Says Bring On Mavericks
Last week we received word from big wave charger Ken “Skindog” Collins that nine-time (and soon to be ten-time) World Champ Kelly Slater wants in on the Mavericks event, soon to be renamed the “Jay Moriarity Mavericks Invitational.” Here's the full scoop...
Monster Cloudbreak Caught On Video
Aussie super chargers Laurie Towner, Shaun Cansdell, Dean Brady, and David Scard tackle a huge swell at Cloudbreak. “It was 20ft, it had to be. I dunno. I can’t tell over 10ft any more. It was massive, just say that."—Laurie Towner
Jamie Sterling Wins At 20-Foot Pico Alto
The Billabong Pico Alto Invitational 2010 presented by Sony, went off in fantastic, huge surf and Pico Alto in Peru showed why it deserves to be part of the Big Wave World Tour.
Greg Long On “The Daily Habit”
“Tune In” Big Wave Week Wraps With 2010 Quiksilver/Eddie Aikau Winner Greg Long and Grant “Twiggy” Baker “The Daily Habit” Friday, August 20, 2010
 Airing Friday, August 20 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Greg Long, Grant “Twiggy” Baker and musical guest High on Fire will appear [...]
Big Wave Charger Sion Milosky Interview
Kauai's Sion Milosky recalls paddling into one of the biggest waves ever last winter on the North Shore of Oahu...
Down With The Ship Premieres 7/29 In La Jolla
New Surf Documentary About Big Wave Surfer Derek Dunfee, Down With The Ship, Premieres 7/29 In La Jolla At The Sherwood Auditorium.
Storm Surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones
In Storm Surfers: New Zealand, Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones go to the remote wilderness of Fiordland looking for big waves. Check it out on the Discovery Channel, July 14
Cristian Merello Wins Quiksilver Big Wave Chile
Xcel’s Chilean charger Cristian Merello has won the Quiksilver Ceremonial Big Wave Invitational in 30′ Punta de Lobos, Chile.
Shane Dorian Featured On The Daily Habit
Airing Thursday, May 6 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (6:00 pm Pacific Time) and telecast three additional times, Shane Dorian, Manoa Drollet and Patrick Warburton will appear on “The Daily Habit.”
Mavericks: Everest Of The Seas
Mavericks: Everest of the Seas Exhibition has unveiled its latest gallery featuring some of the most heart-stopping images from the epic El Niño-fueled Big Wave Season.