Oftentimes, in the big wave realm, massive surf is likened to double black diamond peaks. The analogy makes sense – both have ...

In one month, the 2025 Big Wave Challenge will name its heavy-water winners from around the globe. Like the past two iterations of the Big Wave Challenge, there are nine categories with three surfers ...

Brazil has its fair share of heavy waves. “Shock” a wave near Niterói, immediately comes to mind. Brazil also hosts it’s own “Brazilian Nazaré,” aka Laje da Jaguaruna. Still, heavy slab waves and big ...

Surfing big waves is sorta like striking a deal with the devil. On one hand, there’s the promise of glory, the best ride of one’s life, a thrill unlike anything else in everyday, pedestrian surfing; ...

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SANTA CRUZ — Santa Cruz had two big-wave surfers win titles at the 25th annual Big Wave Challenge Awards celebration at Lido Theater in Newport Beach on Saturday. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir was named the ...

It was a muggy July day in Santa Cruz and life could not have been more mundane for Alessandro “Alo” Slebir. The 24-year-old was pounding wooden concrete forms into a missing section of sidewalk. Cars ...

In January 2024, Justine Dupont’s life changed forever when she and her husband celebrated the birth of their baby boy, Elio. His arrival put a pause on his mother’s worldly big-wave pursuits. But ...