Maui big wave surfer and all-around waterman Kai Lenny is known for charging the most gnarly, terrifying, and huge waves in the world. While he usually emerges from big waves unscathed, in the last ...

Big wave surfing has a new home. The New Big Wave Challenge, a reimagined annual awards celebration founded by surf industry stalwart, Bill Sharp, honoring the world’s best big-wave surfers, is here; ...

Foot Wave cinematographer Laurent Pujol endures a heavy jet ski wipeout while capturing footage at Portugal’s big wave ...

Specifically, Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca. The Brazilian big wave charger was on a heater during the event, along with tow partner ...

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 for ...

Brazil's Lucas "Chumbo" Chianca survived two brutal wipeouts to claim another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title in huge, clean ...

The Nazare Big Wave Challenge concluded with Brazil's Lucas Chianca and France's Justine Dupont emerging victorious amidst massive waves. Chianca survived two severe wipeouts, while Dupont showcased ...

If you follow big wave surfing, the name Maya Gabeira should ring a bell. A barrier-shattering pioneer, in 2013, the Brazilian surfer took the beating of a lifetime at Nazare, nearly losing her life ...

When the wild waves wake up at the Wedge, the monster surf break always puts on a show. “Most days, it doesn’t even break, but when it does, people stop what they are doing and they walk like zombies, ...

Tune in to see who will win Ride of the Year, Best Paddle, Wipeout of the Year, and Surfer of the Year in the men and women’s fields on 10/19! There’s little money to be made surfing big waves. It’s ...