Winners of the 2023 New Big Wave Challenge Awards

Justine Dupont was recognized with premier accolades at the debut New Big Wave Challenge awards in Nazaré, Portugal.

The renowned French wave rider bagged the titles for Biggest Wave, Ride of the Year, and Top Female Surfer.

Her triumphant wave at the Cortes Bank, an isolated seamount 100 miles from the Californian coast, was captured last January for the HBO Documentary Series “100 Foot Wave.”

Experts estimated the wave’s face to be around 75 feet, making it a potential contender for the Guinness World Record.

“It’s nice to once again experience a beautiful evening dedicated to big wave surfing. I hope the event will last and continue to grow. Many thanks to Bill Sharp for starting it again,” shared Dupont.

Hawaii’s own Nathan Florence also had a standout performance, securing two Oscar-like awards for Ride of the Year and Top Male Surfer.

The wave Florence mastered at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland, was voted as the season’s finest for 2022/2023 by a group of 200 surf connoisseurs through a confidential vote.

There was a tie in the men’s Biggest Wave category: Nic Von Rupp’s wave at Nazaré was judged on par with the one Shaun Walsh conquered at Jaws, Maui.

The Paddle Accolades were awarded to Chacha Ibarra at Punta de Lobos in Chile and Laura Enever, who surfed a monumental wave on Oahu’s North Shore last January, potentially setting another Guinness World Record.

Young talent Ned Hart from Dunsmore, Western Australia, was acknowledged as the Emerging Star for his outstanding performance at Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania when he was merely 16.

Shipsterns also gave Danny Griffiths the title of Wipeout of the Year.

This New Big Wave Challenge event was special as, after a gap of three years, it once again offered a stage for the best in big wave surfing to shine.

The event’s visionary, Bill Sharp, expressed his elation.

“Big wave surfing once again has a platform where the surfers, the photographers, and the enthusiasts can unite to celebrate the pinnacle of the sport,” the founder Bill Sharp articulated.

“The overwhelming support and success of this inaugural event has left me overjoyed. We’re witnessing the dawn of something monumental.”

“With the inaugural awards concluded, our sights are set on the upcoming 2023/2024 season, with predictions pointing towards an exceptional El Niño-induced winter.”

The New Big Wave Challenge | Winners

Surfer of the Year
Men: Nathan Florence (Hawaii)
Women: Justine Dupont (France)

Ride of the Year
Men: Nathan Florence at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland (video by João Tudella)
Women: Justine Dupont at Cortes Bank (video by Johnny Decesare and Tucker Wooding)

Paddle
Men: Chacha Ibarra at Punta Lobos, Chile (video by Oscar Fredes Rodrigues and Rodrigo Farias)
Women: Laura Enever at Outer Reef Oahu (video by Ian Grose, photo by Daniel Russo)

Biggest Wave
Men: Nic Von Rupp at Nazaré (video by Tim Bonython) and Shaun Walsh at Jaws (video by Carlo Carbajal and photo by Fred Pompermayer)
Women: Justine Dupont at Cortes Bank (video by Johnny Decesare and photo by Frank Quirarte)

Wipeout of the Year
Danny Griffiths at Shipstern Bluff (video by Talon Clemow)

Young Gun
Ned Hart (Australia)

Videographer of the Year
Tim Bonython (Australia)

Contributions to the Sport
Gary Linden (Big Wave Tour founder)
Walter Chicharro (Nazaré Mayor)

Footage: @@bigwavechallenge

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One thought on “Winners of the 2023 New Big Wave Challenge Awards”

@Alexandre-ig2ie says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

3:43 the best!

@walterbudrobertson846 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

🤙🌈🙏💖

@seekingtruth8074 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

The last one was sick

@shauneason5897 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

The correct use of the word awesome

@markmartin3221 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Cheers to all

@afsIII1966 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

The young guns wave was without a doubt the wave of the year winner. Kid got robbed! 10ft airdrop AND barreled AT Shipstern! C'Mon!

@simontemplar1 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

glad I never won wipe out of the year

@JohnSmith-xu6me says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

I think Ned has a new category. Most technical way…WOW

@richatgreenday says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Shipstern Bluff is so menacing, the thickness of the lip and that secondary wave that spits you off the face into that dark Southern Ocean, awesome.

@grantaylward7385 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Ned heart defenitely
Absolutely insane

@daltonvanhorn5167 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

3:21 sweet jesus

@paultarbotton4051 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Isn't making the whole wave part of it? You know from start to finish not just a take off.

@petergwatts9037 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Greatest compilation ever, excellent entertainment…
Breathtaking action…
🌊🏄‍♂️🌊🏄‍♂️🌊🏄‍♂️🌊🏄‍♂️🌊

@Praetoriusify says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Unbelievable all around. Man, that last one and the wipeout: Shipstern with that nasty structure in the wave. Just incredible anybody can surf like that.

@mikeym1500 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Justine "barrel dodging hang on for dear life straight to the channel" Dupont!
Women's ride of the year!

@barrymarshall7943 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Ned Hart by a country mile!

@user-qw6qx9nk5t says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

3:38 it's ok with this guy? 😱

@jedi2610 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

MERCI

@jedi2610 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

MERCI

@curtisprincemusic says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Young gun of the year was one of the sickest rides I’ve seen in a long time!

@sanfranciscobay says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

3:50 The Jump at Shipstern Bluff Tasmania.

@LordGandor3 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

I have heard that Illuminati scientists have created Monsters, Dinosaurs & ET's using gene splicing tech. Recently SCORPIONS released a new shark song called UNLEASH THE BEAST which is also the slogan for Monster Energy drink. Loosely translated Teahupo'o means place of severed heads. Feb 10th is the beginning of the yr of the Satanic Dragon on the Zodiac calendar. Is a 65 ft genetically modified Great White Shark scheduled to make a guest appearance at the 2024 Summer Olympics Surfing competition at Teahupo'o ? I don't know but it would be an epic end to #11's legendary Surfing career. Ke11y was born in a lab on Feb 11th & won his 11th world title in the 11th month of 2011. The I11uminati believe Satan is the King over the abyss in Rev 9:11 which is incorrect, Jesus Christ holds the key to the abyss !!! The heavy metal band ACCEPT released a song called Pandemic in 2011 then 9 years later a man made parasite (Con vid) was used to fear people into in jections that contain nanobots that cause strokes, heart attacks, Bell's Palsy, Shingle & Cancers. These nanobots can be switched on with certain 5G frequencies to make people sick & that's a FACT ! They might say Marburg has merged with Rabies in Zambia African Fruit Bats to form the Zambia Apocalypse plan demic, MARBIES. I coined the term MARBIES 🙂

To top it off they use directed energy to create hurricanes, tornadoes, large hail, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis & perfect swells ! My friend Coralyn worked for DARPA on the HAARP Project during the 90's. Coralyn refused to remain silent so they car accidented her in 2019. Do you find it a little odd that Mountain DEW released the soda Maui Burst 3 years & 300 days before the Maui fire? A DEW is a military acronym for Directed Energy Weapon which is what was used to incinerate Maui ! Revelation is nearing the end & billions are going to d ie.

Is the Feb 11th Super Bowl the next I11uminati terrorist at tack ? The address of A11egiant stadium is 3333 A11en Davis Way Las Vegas NV zip CODE 8-911-8. The war in the Middle East will turn into WW3 & 1/3 of the human race will perish, 2.7 billion people. All wars are orchestrated by the Central banksters. Troops are merely duped pawns in the game of war. My guess is DA11AS, America's Team, the Cowboys will win their 6th Super Bowl to complete the 666 trifecta with the Steelers & Patriots as planned decades ago. Yes, money sports are rigged. I guarantee that Tiger Woods & his remote controlled golf balls will win 3 more Majors to tie Jack's record but the white racist actor will stop Tiger from breaking Jack's record. Elite golfers use remote controlled golf balls. The NBA & NFL use remote controlled balls. Back in 1949 Ben Hogan was in a fake car accident & he came back to limp around the Majors tour to win 6 more Majors, the fans loved it! Tiger also had a fake car accident with fake injuries.

Beyonce & Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton said when they are on stage it's like they are possessed because they are!!! Music stars channel Demons to write & play music. If you don't believe Demons are real then you really are obtuse 🙂

@user-jy1pt4il8l says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

.Very Impressive drop and pull in under the curtain from Ned Hart!

@michaelstrode8924 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Ned's wave should be in the air drops or tricks competition. Nothing but trash wave with excellent air landing technique. Not for a big wave competition. Nate's wave was a rare gem at the Irish spot and handily defeats the others shown in the vid. So many waves not even allowed an entry into a heavily one sided/biased competition made for the masses. So many Aussie slab riders and random others around the world can easily be in this competition.

@RicardGomes76 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

That wave of Cortes Bank is very, VERY BIG!!!… Just saying…

@yolandalindsay8368 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

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@stevensmith8876 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Is there no transgender paddle of the year? That's racist yo!

@drmindriot says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

incredible

@scottc3165 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Lord have mercy. I don't think I'll be able to unpucker my butt for days.

@clifftos4256 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Ned Hart for sure. Hart by name… heart by nature. Beautiful composure in the worlds most difficult break..for sure

@scottstu1710 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

U
N
Real.

@nickhurley2472 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

That last wave though…

@daymongray3516 says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

0:46 Towed in, no turns, go straight and pray. pretty boring honestly. This is surfing?

@pashmaster says:

21/12/2023 at 1:15 am

Here in Berlin, Germany, the water is always flat, always, nothing ever moves….
Lucky guys!