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Winter's been good to Hawaii this season. On Maui, Kai Lenny and Albee Layer scored huge Jaws, but not without some mental scares and heavy wipeouts. Over on Oahu, big wave surfers dominated the outer reefs, Waimea, and bombing Pipeline, which sent Joao Chianca to the ...
Hawaii just got hit by the second huge swell of the season, aptly named the Black Friday Swell. On Oahu's North Shore, guys like Koa Rothman, Koa Smith, Nathan Florence, and Eli Olson surfed–and survived–the outer reefs and Waimea Bay. Over on Maui, Kai Lenny went mental at Jaws ...
The hits keep comin’ from Hawaii following the historic Black Friday swell. While much of the attention was focused on Oahu’s North Shore – with survival sessions at the Outer Reefs from Nate Florence, Koa Rothman, et al, lifeguard towers flooded by rogue waves, maxing out Waimea Bay, etc. – Maui ...
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.
Last week Kai Lenny was right where he belongs—in the jaws of Jaws—as the first huge swell of the season unleashed in Hawaii. Over the summer, Lenny surfed head-high SoCal, boosted huge barrel roles at Cloudbreak, caught fish with his bare hands (sort of), and worked as a hometown hero. ...