The 2020/2021 big wave season has been a good one for surfers who like to surf waves that are quite a bit bigger than average. Massive swells pounded the globe, sending enormous waves into pretty much every big wave spot on Earth. The big wave surfing pool, when it comes to surfers of the world-class group, is relatively small. The same names are usually in the Men’s Big Wave Awards Performer of the Year category: names like Kai Lenny, Peter Mel, Conor Maguire, Grant Baker, Sebastian Steudner, Ian Walsh, Nathan Florence, Eli Olson, Billy Kemper, Lucas Chianca, and Vinicius dos Santos. And this year, they’re all nominated.
The 2021 Red Bull Big Wave Awards show airs on Friday, October 29, at 3:00pm PST on WorldSurfLeague.com, but you can see the entries above — and it’s clear after watching that this season is going to be one people remember for a long, long time.
