Opening Shot: In footage from 2004, Garrett McNamara, then 37, emerges from the turbulence of a big wave, bleeding profusely from his brow. “I should probably stitch it. So I can surf.” The Gist: It’s ...

Garrett McNamara’s net worth in 2025 reflects decades of success as a big wave surfing pioneer, extreme athlete, and television personality. Best known for breaking world records on massive waves in ...

It’s a sunny Tuesday morning in Hawaii and I’m on a jetski with Garrett McNamara and his family. Well, technically I’m on the phone with McNamara and it’s a dank afternoon in central New York, but ...

The Emmy award-winning surfing docuseries “100 Foot Wave” follows Garrett McNamara and some of the other biggest names in big wave surfing. From wave-riding highs to season-ending injury lows, the ...

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The second season of HBO’s series “100 FOOT WAVE” debuted last month. It features a number of well-known big-wave surfers, including Garrett McNamara, Andrew “Cotty” Cotton and Justine Dupont. Covered ...

Very few people on Earth can surf colossal waves as well as the legendary Garrett McNamara. And even fewer share his capacity to put the experience into words. “It’s like getting in a race car, having ...

(HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — Professional surfer Garrett McNamara calls his wipeout last Thursday off the coast of California one of the “craziest” wipeouts of his career. McNamara’s wipeout on a 50-foot ...

Professional surfer Garrett McNamara barreled down a behemoth wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal earlier this week, and some witnesses in his camp claim it was 100-feet high. There may be a new ...

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Surfer Garrett McNamara, star of the HBO documentary series 100 Foot Wave, is one of the few people on the planet who can truly describe what it’s like to be chased by a massive wall of water. “It’s ...

As a professional big wave surfer, charging down mountains of water that reach the size of an apartment block, Garrett McNamara doesn’t scare easily. Perhaps best known for taking on huge walls of ...