Big Wave Surfing The 2026 Big Wave Challenge Nominees: Nazaré Sweeps Three Categories While Teahupo'o and Mullaghmore Split Ride of the Year The 2026 Big Wave Challenge nominees are in, and ten nominations across four categories all trace back to Praia do Norte at Nazaré -- while Ride of the Year skipped Nazaré entirely for Teahupo'o and Mullaghmore Head.
surfing Teahupo'o 2026: Inside the World's Heaviest Wave and the Reef That Makes It Deadly The 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro returns to Teahupo'o, the reef break behind five deaths since the 2000s, as the World Surf League's leaders chase results on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.
Big Wave Surfing Big Wave Surfing: What It Actually Takes to Paddle Into a 20-Foot Wave The hard part of big wave surfing isn't the ride. It's everything that happens months earlier, nowhere near the ocean.
Big Wave Surfing Big Wave Surfing 2026 Mavericks Forecast: Why the November Swell Window Is Already Booked The big-wave forecasting community has converged on an unusually clear projection for the 2026 Mavericks contest window: November 14-21 is going to deliver. The waiting list of qualified surfers has been finalised for two months. Here's who will be in the water and why this season is different.
