Billabong XXL Awards 2012 - The Winners

The 2012 XXL Awards went down last week (Due to my holiday, I am reporting late on this) and the ultimate prize went to Nathan Fletcher for his mind boggling wave at Teahupoo last year. I am still struggling to figure out how a wave not ridden out won, but hell it was crazy! Fletcher won the "Ride of the Year" and the "Monster Tube" awards with this wave. He also took the overall Men's Performance Award. So a good night for Nathan.

The 2012 "Monster Paddle Award" went to Hawaiian, Dave Wassel, for a huge wave earlier in the year at Jaws in Maui.There were stacks of entries from December and January from Jaws, as the world's big wave surfers descended on the previous Tow Surf Spot.

"Biggest Wave Champion" went to Hawaiian, Garrett MacNamara, for his "90"ft ride off the coast of Portugal in 2011. Many thought this wave looked very soft, but the size judges cleared it as the biggest wave caught. Garrett also took the "Verizon Wipeout of the Year" award for a horrible bail at massive Jaws. He was trying to surf the "JetBoard" and went over the falls backwards on a monster of a wave.

Nathan Fletcher and the heaviest wave ever surfed - Teahupoo

Yesterday it was possibly the biggest wave ever surfed. Today we take a look at possibly the heaviest wave ever surfed. This was Nathan Fletcher on the biggest day at Teahupoo this year. It has made the covers of multiple magazines. He did not make it though and that wipeout must have been so hectic. In my mind a way heavier wave than anything else I have yet seen. Watch the video and let me know what you think?

Giant Cloudbreak - Huge tubes and horrible Wipeouts

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This past week the islands of Fiji were hit by an absolutely monster swell. A core crew of chargers from around the planet were there to charge the insane tubes on offer, including Kelly Slater, who ended up missing the Billabong Pro, in Jbay due to this surf. Some of these tubes defy description, but its those horrible wipes that really make my toes curl!