Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

We drop into the week on August 1st with footage of a new swell in the water. Super fun waves arrive in socal just one day after 2 major surfing contests ended with terrible waves.

How about a lil uke? On that same day we shared Tiare Thompson (as a grom) performing Abadaba Honeymoon.

Evolution of Big Wave Riding. Laird Hamilton Interview by Pete Mel.

The surfing world celebrated on August 3rd after receiving news from the International Surfing Association. They announced that the sport of “Surfing” would be added to the 2020 Olympics.

Jadson barrels into August 9th when he shared this clip. Jadson Shacked HandDrag

The action don’t stop when Big Wave Surfer, Nic Lamb, shared an image of himself bombing into this monstrous wave. When the waves are glaring, Nic Lamb is glowing.

Awwww Yeah! On August 11th we wanted to know who will surf the Kelly Slater #wavepool next? Kelly Slater quietly announced that there would be a raffle held by Omaze.com. Two Winners would be selected to surf Kelly Slater’s WavePool. Don’t trip, Pro Surf Blog immediately submitted an entry.

A couple days later on the 13th surfing contest was held at the Oceanside pier in California. This image is from the Legends heat.. Pic by Leah

At the same time AWOW was down at the Oceanside harbor hooking up groms with surfing lessons. AWOW specialized in providing surfing lessons for kids with Autism. We encourage you to visit their website to learn more about the amazing work they do.

We head up the coast on the same day to Rancho Palos Verdes to see the Whale exhibit at the interpretive center. During parts of the year you can go outside the facility to the bluff and see #whales swimming off the coast.

Then on August 16th Italo Ferreira shared this amazing picture of the visuals of his Tahitian evening.

Two days later on the 18th, the Billabong Pro Opening Ceremony in Tahiti kicked off. Check out this video segment by World Surf league.

(19th) Pro Surf Blog asked Tahitians is they were backing local competitor, Hira Teriinatoofa. Looking by the amount of “LIKES” that they were supporting him.

By August 22nd I was checking on the condition of the Epic Surf News “Fantasy Surfing team”.

Then on the 23rd we reached Finals Day at the Billabong Pro. With Jadson and Ace Buchan eliminated from our Fantasy Team we only had one request. “Kelly Slater don’t let John John win like you did with Medina the year before.” Well Slater did not let me down. Kelly Slater dominated the event and clinched that Tahitian title.

And on August 25th we had to find out Why Nat Young is so hard on his boy? hahaha#Jadson #SleepyTime after insane surfing sessions in Tahiti. You can see more of Jadon’s pics on instagram.

Switching gears on August 28th with some Ocean Poetry by Jason Hague. We found this profound content via “Surfers Healing”.

On the same day we were crackn up at a pic shared by Miguel Pupo. Check out the little dude’s board, haha.

And on August 30th we shared some uplifting information. Stoked for this grant that will help continue to fund successful projects such as special needs surf schools for youth and wounded warriors, floating beach wheelchairs, marine mammal rescue equipment, local scholarships and much more.

Finally on August 31st we decide to end the month strong with some motivational training footage from Miguel Pupo.

Thanks for watching this 2016 Surf News edition and check back soon for more updates.
Hope you have an Epic 2016.

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Sources:
Footage of Oceanside beach by Phil Mora 8/1/2016
Tiare Thompson ukulele video by Tiare:

Laird Hamilton interview with Pete Mel / Surfline:
http://www.surfline.com/surflinetv/featured-clips/the-surfline-interview-laird-hamilton-with-peter-mel_140396

Lady vacuuming the beach image by Vodka, Unicorns, & Lincoln Logs

International Surfing Association Article/Image about the Olympics:
http://www.isasurf.org/

Duke Kahanamoku By Jefferson R. Burdick (American, 1900–1963)
Jadson Getting Barreled Video and Jadson sleeping pic by Jadson:
https://www.instagram.com/jadsonandreoficial/

Nic lamb Big Wave image by Nic Lamb:
https://www.facebook.com/surferniclamb/

Kelly Slater Golden Ticket Raffle Image by Kelly Slater
TriCity Doctors Surfing Contest Pic by Leah
Pic of Santa and surfer kid by AWOW
Tahitian evening picture by Italo Ferreira.
Billabong Pro Opening Ceremony in Tahiti 2016, Kelly Slater win footage by World Surf League

Hira Teriinatoofa getting barreled pic by Ben Thouard
Ocean Poetry about Autism by Jason Hague
https://www.facebook.com/jasonhaguewriter

Miguel Pupo grom photo and Training video by Miguel Pupo
Surfing Madonna Pics by Surfing Madonna