Brazil’s Italo Ferreira, reigning champion, surfs in Heat 1 of the Semifinals at the Lexus Pipe Pro on February 8, 2025, in Oahu, Hawaii. (Photo by Brent Bielmann/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Waves batter the seawall in Cleveleys, near Blackpool, England, as Storm Eowyn strikes the region on Friday, January 24, 2025.(Photo by Jon Super/AP Photo)
A group walks into sea foam from crashing waves in Tweed Heads, Australia, on March 7, 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred—a rare Category 2 storm—threatens Queensland and northern New South Wales. Authorities warn of destructive winds, flooding, and evacuations.(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
A surfer rides a wave at Kirra Beach, Gold Coast, Australia, on March 4, 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches. The storm, the first to directly hit southeast Queensland in 50 years, is expected to bring damaging winds and severe flooding. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Waves and gale-force winds batter the coast near Turnberry Lighthouse in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian)
Young men crouch behind a wall while playing in massive waves from Tropical Cyclone Alfred at Point Danger, Coolangatta, Australia, on March 7, 2025. The storm left 50,000 homes without power.(Photo by David Gray/AFP Photo)
A surfer rides a large wave at Bondi Beach, Sydney, on April 1, 2025, as heavy swells hit Australia’s east coast.(Photo by David Gray/AFP Photo)
Large swells pound Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast, on March 5, 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches—the first major cyclone to threaten the region in 50 years.(Photo by Jason O’Brien/EPA/EFE)
Waves surge over the harbor wall during Storm Eowyn in Newhaven, England, on January 24, 2025.(Photo by Martin Godwin/The Guardian)
A person walks dogs on a windswept Tynemouth Longsands beach, northeast England, on January 24, 2025, as 100 mph winds from Storm Eowyn force school closures. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)
Large waves strike Newhaven, southern Britain, on January 27, 2025, as Storm Herminia brings fierce winds.(Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)
Giant waves at Fingal Beach, NSW, Australia, on March 8, 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears landfall.(Photo by Trent Mitchell/The Guardian)
Big-wave surfers ride massive swells near Nazaré Lighthouse, Portugal, on January 27, 2025.(Photo by Stefan Matzke – sampics/Corbis via Getty Images)
A group dodges a crashing wave in Tweed Heads, Australia, on March 7, 2025, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred triggers mass evacuations.(Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)
Massive waves pound the Currumbin Vikings Surf Club ahead of Cyclone Alfred’s landfall on the Gold Coast, Australia, March 6, 2025. (Photo by Jason O’Brien/AAP Image via Reuters)
