Meet Tom Butler (GBR). (He's the little dot on the right, charging at Nazarã, Portugal.) Over the years he's made a handful of Qualification Series appearances, but his focus has primarily been on finding the world's most enormous waves. Butler's XXL submissions -- including this one for the Biggest Wave -- are nothing less than jaw-dropping. Here are just a few. (Photo by Vitor Estrelinha; Cover image by Bruno Aleixo)
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Meet Tom Butler (GBR). (He's the little dot on the right, charging at Nazarã, Portugal.) Over the years he's made a handful of Qualification Series appearances, but his focus has primarily been on finding the world's most enormous waves. Butler's XXL submissions -- including this one for the Biggest Wave -- are nothing less than jaw-dropping. Here are just a few. (Photo by Vitor Estrelinha; Cover image by Bruno Aleixo)
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Tom Butler

Get to know the 25-year-old big wave charger who's lighting up some of the world's most daunting destinations.

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