The North Shore's Nathan Fletcher has been on a role. In October, the big wave surfer won Surfer of the Year and Ride of the Year at the inaugural Big Wave Challenge awards held at the end of October in Nazaré, Portugal. He's been charging huge waves around the world all year long on his .
The World Surf League 2023/2024 Big Wave season is officially open. This Big Wave season will feature events at two iconic locations: the TUDOR Jaws Big Wave Challenge at Peʻahi on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands; and the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Nazaré, Portugal. The holding period to run the competition at Nazaré opens today, and Peʻahi starts on Nov. 10. Both events’ holding periods close on March 31, 2024.
John John Florence turned 31 on October 18. Pipeline gifted him huge barrels and an uncrowded session on the big day. Even better, he surfed with his brother, Nathan, who said the "near empty" lineup was thanks to Pipeline's "huge and unruly" conditions. The same day, Florence and his .
Big wave surfer Justine Dupont is a total badass who can hold her own in some of the world's biggest and most terrifying surf. Over the weekend, the French surfer was awarded Biggest Wave, Ride of the Year, and Surfer of the Year in the women's categories at the New Big Wave Challenge .