2020 Big Wave Awards
2020

The best surfers on the world’s biggest waves. All year long, all around the world.

New entries posted daily, see them all below
Check out this season's potential nominees!

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WSL / Richard Hallman
Photo By Richard Hallman
Ride of the Year

WSL / Rich Brooks
Photo By Rich Brooks
Paddle

WSL / Richard Hallman
Photo By Richard Hallman
Women's Paddle

WSL / Picasa
Photo By Picasa
XXL Biggest Wave

WSL
Women's Biggest Wave

WSL / Cait Miers
Photo By Cait Miers
Wipeout

2020 Ride of the Year

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WSL
Nathan Florence at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Marcus Rodrigues

WSL
Jojo Roper at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Slater Neborsky

WSL
Paige Alms at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Marcus Rodrigues

WSL
Lucas Chianca at Punta Galea, Getxo, Basque Country

Video by Renan Vignoli

WSL
Nathan Florence at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Johnny Decesare

WSL
Michelle des Bouillons at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Video by Laurent Pujol

WSL
Kai Lenny at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Video by Ben Sá

WSL
Eli Olson at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Tomo McPherson

2020 Men's Paddle

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WSL
Billy Kemper at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Amanda Beenen-Cantor

WSL
Shaun Lopez at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Amanda Beenen-Cantor

WSL / Amanda Beenen Cantor
Photo By Amanda Beenen Cantor
Ian Walsh at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Amanda Beenen-Cantor

WSL / Amanda Beenen Cantor
Photo By Amanda Beenen Cantor
Ian Walsh at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Amanda Beenen-Cantor

WSL / Ryan Chachi Craig
Photo By Ryan Chachi Craig
Shaun Lopez at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Ryan Craig

WSL / Ryan Chachi Craig
Photo By Ryan Chachi Craig
Nic Lamb at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Ryan Craig

WSL / Ryan Chachi Craig
Photo By Ryan Chachi Craig
Nathan Florence at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Ryan Craig

WSL / Ryan Chachi Craig
Photo By Ryan Chachi Craig
Miguel Tudela at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Ryan Craig

2020 Women's Paddle

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WSL
Raquel Heckert at Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Photo by Betty Depolito

WSL / Katherine Zacarian
Photo By Katherine Zacarian
Bianca Valenti at Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California

Photo by Katie Zacarian

WSL
Silvia Nabuco at Waimea Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Photo by Betty Depolito

WSL
Felicity Palmateer at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Noah Andrews

WSL
Keala Kennelly at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Martin Caprile

WSL
Izzi Gomez at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Martin Caprile

WSL
Paige Alms at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Sofie Louca

WSL / ERIK AEDER
Photo By ERIK AEDER
Annie Reickert at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Erik Aeder

2020 XXL Biggest Wave

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WSL
Kai Lenny at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Photo by André Botelho

WSL
Ian Walsh at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Fred Pompermayer

WSL
Andrew Cotton at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Photo by André Botelho

WSL
Kai Lenny at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Gallery by Miguel Chaby

WSL / Mauro Filipe Rodrigues Correia
Photo By Mauro Filipe Rodrigues Correia
Sebastian Steudtner at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Gallery by Mauro Correia

WSL
Andrew Cotton at Prowlers, Ireland

Gallery by Gary McCall

WSL
Ian Walsh at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Gallery by Vito Marques

WSL
Nic von Rupp at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Photo by Heavy Water Films

2020 Women's Biggest Wave

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WSL
Maya Gabeira at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by André Botelho

WSL / Ryan Chachi Craig
Photo By Ryan Chachi Craig
Michaela Fregonese at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Ryan Craig

WSL
Justine Dupont at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by André Botelho

WSL
Annie Reickert at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Aaron Lynton

WSL
Justine Dupont at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Photo by Maria Fernanda

WSL
Paige Alms at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Photo by Aaron Lynton

WSL / Picasa
Photo By Picasa
Maya Gabeira at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Photo by Pedro Cruz

WSL
Michaela Fregonese at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Gallery by Aaron Lynton

2020 Wipeout

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WSL
Jerome Sayhoun at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland

Video by Luke McNee

WSL
Torrey Meister at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Marcus Rodrigues

WSL
Lucas Medeiros at Avalanche, Vila Velha, E.S., Brazil

Video by Straya Filmes

WSL
Keala Kennelly

Video by Marcus Rodrigues

WSL
Eric Rebiere at Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal

Video by Laurent Pujol

WSL
Jojo Roper at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Andy Potts

WSL
Lucas Chianca at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Pedro Miranda

WSL
Jojo Roper at Pe'ahi, Maui, Hawaii

Video by Marcus Rodrigues

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