HALF MOON BAY, California, Dec 28 (Reuters) - At the famous Mavericks Beach surf spot, big waves thundering into the California coastline on Thursday attracted surfers and spectators alike to the ...

The athletes took advantage of the massive swells that slammed the California coastline during the last week of December, drawing even more international attention to the sport of big wave surfing.

A long-period northwest swell started filling in Thursday afternoon, drawing big-wave surfers out to the North Shore's peaks. With winter on its way, sizable surf has already hit Oahu, but ...

For just the 11th time in its 40-year history, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held as Oahu’s North Shore delivered massive 40-plus-foot waves, drawing an estimated 25,000+ spectators ...

Big-wave surfers scour the world for the gnarliest ... before it went to the City National Grove of Anaheim for 12 years, drawing an invite-only crowd of 2,000 surf industry and fans.

Big waves don’t spook Roberson and on this past ... “You can just feel the water drawing out and you’re like ‘OK, here it comes.’ Your heart starts pounding a little faster, then we ...

Among the big-wave surfers in the draw is world record holder Sebastian Steudtner. In October of 2020 the German surfer broke the world record for biggest wave ever ridden with a monstrous 86 ...

Plus, big wave surfing doesn’t draw only men. 100 Foot Wave highlights France’s Justine Dupont. Smith says, “I don't think anyone looks at her as a woman in the sport. They just look at her as another ...

An estimated 40,000 to 50,000 onlookers will pour into Waimea Bay on Sunday when surf conditions will dictate whether the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational will happen. There will be gridlock ...

drawing surfers and hordes of onlookers. "The waves definitely cause a lot more numbers, " Honolulu Ocean Safety Lt. Kyle Foyle said. And when contests are running—the Haleiwa Challenger ...