WSL Big Wave Awards Celebrate Groundbreaking Performances, Announce New Women’s World Record  Andrea Moller Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title for Largest Wave Surfed – Paddle (Female) Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker Wins Esteemed Ride of the Year and Men’s Paddle of the Year Justine Dupont Claims Hydro Flask Performance and XXL of the Year Kai Lenny Takes […]

2019 WSL Big Wave Awards Nominees Announced First Set Of Nominees Locked In For May 2 Big Wave Awards Show Eight Categories Included In 2019 Edition World Record To Be Announced For Women’s Paddle More Available at WorldSurfLeague.com/BigWaveAwards Pictured: Andrea Moller (BRA) is nominated for the Women’s Biggest Paddle award for this wave.  Credit: © Fred Pompermayer […]

Celebration of Life Chris ‘Brownie’ Brown Memorial Service and Paddle Out Announcement   Posted January 23, 2019 Described by peers as gifted, inspirational, magnetic, and the frequent carrier of arguably the biggest smile on the West Coast, Santa Barbara surfer and commercial fisherman Chris Brown, 48, has reportedly passed away. In Puerto Rico at the […]

Billy Kemper, the King of Jaws Jake Howard/WSL Tuesday, November 27, 2018 On a difficult and blustery day at Pe’ahi, Billy Kemper battled through the elements to win the Jaws Challenge. With this victory, his third win in four years, Kemper made history and set the gold standard for competition at the Maui big wave […]

Green Alert: Jaws Challenge at Pe’ahi Confirmed for Monday, November 26 Monster Swell Awakens Pe’ahi for Second Stop on WSL Big Wave Tour Male and Female Big Wave Surfers Prepare for Monday, November 26 More Information Available at WorldSurfLeague.com     PE’AHI, Maui, Hawaii/USA (Saturday, November 24, 2018) – Today, the World Surf League (WSL) Big […]

MASSIVE Nazare Tow-Session Live on WSL Sunday 11-18-18 World Surf League Published on Nov 17, 2018 The world’s best Big Wave surfers will take on monster surf at the infamous Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal on Sunday, November 18, 2018. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (C) Towsurfer.com 2018

GRANT ‘TWIGGY’ BAKER WINS BIG WAVE TOUR NAZARÉ CHALLENGE – NAZARÉ PUMPS MASSIVE WAVES FOR PICTURE-PERFECT BIG WAVE DAY – WATCH LIVE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM   NAZARÉ, Portugal (Friday, November 16, 2018) – Two-time Big Wave Tour Champion Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker (ZAF) won the World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT) Nazaré Challenge today in incredible […]

BIG WAVE TOUR MAVERICKS CHALLENGE COMPETITION WINDOW OPENS NOVEMBER 1, 2018 – OPENING CEREMONY CELEBRATES WORLD-RENOWNED BIG WAVE BREAK IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – MEN’S & WOMEN’S MAVERICKS CHALLENGE INVITEE LISTS CONFIRMED – MORE AVAILABLE AT WORLDSURFLEAGUE.COM   HALF MOON BAY, California/USA (Friday, October 26, 2018) – The World Surf League (WSL) is pleased to announce that […]

WSL Big Wave Tour / Over the Edge World Surf League Posted October 1, 2018 This is over the edge. The WSL Big Wave Tour is the world’s best Big Wave Surfers charging massive waves at three of the world’s premier breaks: Mavericks, Jaws, and Nazaré. We’re on the lookout for storms that generate HUGE […]

Longest Wave Ever Ridden at Uluwatu?   July 29, 2017 Indonesia’s seen a historic run of swell in recent weeks, and Uluwatu has been firing. Seen here, is Russian surfer Andrei Ovchinnikov (aka “Dolphin”), who got pulled into a bomb and threaded the needle all the way down the line. This was the second huge […]