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Surfers caught waves as tall as 50 feet high Sunday in Hawaii, producing epic rides and wipeouts during the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational. More than 20,000 spectators showed up at Waimea Bay ...
Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he caught what some are estimating to be a jaw-dropping 108-foot-tall breaking wave in the popular surfing spot just north ...
Big wave surfing is a discipline within surfing in which experienced surfers paddle into, or are towed into, waves which are at least 20 feet (6.2 m) high, on surf boards known as "guns" or towboards. [1]
Two-time surfing champion Sebastian Steudtner stunned crowds with his entry for the 2016 Big Wave Awards. The video below shows Steudtner riding an extremely massive wave, that looks like it would ...
In February 11, 2020, Gabeira set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest wave surfed (unlimited) - female. [13] [14] It was held in WSL Nazaré Tow Surfin contest and the wave measured 22.4 m (73.5 ft). [1] [2] The wave was also the biggest wave surfed by anyone that year. [15] She is the subject of the 2022 documentary film Maya and the ...
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was founded in 1999 and has been recognized as "one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions". [This quote needs a citation] This is because Teahupoo is the only known natural wave break in the world that breaks below sea level. The Billabong Pro Teahupoo has not claimed any lives since the surf competition began ...
Hawaiian surfer Zeke Lau rides a wave during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest on January 22, 2023, at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii.
The Billabong XXL is a global big wave award. [1] This event gathers big wave surfers from all around the world in a one contest. Every year, surfers ride big waves for prizes, for example; Pacifico Paddle, Biggest Wave, Pacifico Tube, Performance Champion (women's and men's), Ride of the Year.