The World Surf League 2023/2024 Big Wave season is officially open. This Big Wave season will feature events at two iconic locations: the TUDOR Jaws Big Wave Challenge at Peʻahi on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands; and the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Nazaré, Portugal. The holding period to run the competition at Nazaré opens today, and Peʻahi starts on Nov. 10. Both events’ holding periods close on March 31, 2024.
Koa Rothman is a normal human being, just like the rest of us. Despite his level of surfing, there are somethings you just can't avoid. Like a little tangle.
Koa Rothman went surfing at Pipeline for the first big swell of the season. It wasn't perfect, but it was BIG. Big means beatdowns, of which there were many.
Koa Rothman paddled out to firing Rocky Point during the first big swell of the North Shore winter. He was joined by John John Florence and Nate Florence
Winter on the North Shore officially kicked off earlier this month when we saw Koa Rothman and John John Florence surfing Rocky Point during the first swell of the season. But the North Shore is truly emerging from its summer slumber thanks to the huge swell hitting this week with .