Verizon Wipeout Nominees - Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2012

The five finalists for the Verizon Wipeout of the Year category of the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are presented for your examination. No surfers were seriously injured in the making of this clip. For more information see the event website at www.BillabongXXL.com.

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[Deephousedan]

Youre a fuckin cock head mate.

[tankmaster1018]

I really dont understand how people could possibly survive wiping out at Teaupoo or Shipstern Bluff. Both have waves that weigh as much at 15 Empire State Buildings and Razor Sharp Coral reefs less then 5 feet below the surface of the water. How do they survive? Someone please help me understand

[James Vaughan]

fear is healthy panic is deadly

[Reese Fabro]

McNamara def took it the worst.

[Ben Mines]

Teahupoo is insane. There's no competition. It's like Pipeline overdosed on steroids flying into a roid rage.

[Daniel Sidwell]

0:58 5 foot ripple! you know thats a fat ass wave lol

[daniel carrera]

R.I.P

[paddyleblanc]

Err...well your height estimate is off by just a few kilometres there mate. Search for Surfline Greatest Wipeouts and the guys who live through this will tell ya all about it

[nomoreluke]

Not all of that weight is coming down on the surfer's head. Shit like "they way as much as 15 Empire State buildings" etc. is just mathematical bollocks. Maybe if you took the WHOLE wave, yeah!! Also, that 5 feet of water provides a pretty major cushion and, in the majority of cases here, the surfer is going over the falls, meaning that there's even more water between him and the reef. Having said all that, I wouldn't fancy it and these guys can hold their breath for a while!!

[bigfishpondhome1]

"Oh my goodness"

[Hayden Mossop]

2 18 your trappped