Monstrous waves for the 2018/2019 Big Wave Awards

Here are the results of the 2018/2019 Big Wave Awards. Each year, this competition rewards the surfers who have achieved the best performances on the world's largest waves.

Chloé Torterat Published on May 6, 2019

The Big Wave Awards recognize surfers who have ridden the biggest waves on the planet. Talented and reckless, they take big risks to surf these gigantic waves and maybe win this prestigious title awarded by the world surf league.

For this 19th edition, any wave surfed between 21 March 2018 and 20 March 2019 was eligible, supported by photographic or video evidence. So here are the winners of the 2018/2019 Big Wave Awards.

Frenchwoman Justine Dupont won two titles this year: the trophy for the biggest wave surfed by a woman and the trophy for the best female performance. Last year's victory had eluded him, but his attendance at the Nazaré spot until November 2018 allowed him to surf the biggest wave of the season.

Men's Paddle Award: Grant Baker

Surfing in Jaws ©WSL / KENNY MORRIS

Women's Paddle Award World Record: Andrea Moller

The Brazilian surfer sets the world record with this performance. The wave size has not yet been revealed.

Men's XXL Biggest Wave Award: Kai Lenny

The one who is no longer presented wins the trophy for the biggest wave of the year by a man, on the spot of Jaws.

Women's XXL Biggest Wave Award: Justine Dupont

Multihull Rum category: The Multihull Rum category includes all boats with two or three hulls of a length between 39 and 59 feet and not able to enter another class of the race.

Men's Overall Performance Award: Kai Lenny

Multihull Rum category: The Multihull Rum category includes all boats with two or three hulls of a length between 39 and 59 feet and not able to enter another class of the race.