Top 10 Surf Wipeouts That Hurt!
Posted by Margeaux Buerger on Tue, Jul 28, 2009 @ 02:14 PM
WAIMEA BAY, HI - DECEMBER 15: A big wave surfer wipes out on the face of a wave at Waimea Bay December 15, 2004 in Oahu, Hawaii. Weather forecasts predicted 30-50 foot waves to crash into Oahu's North Shore. Photo by Marco Garcia
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA - JULY 24: C.J. Hobgood (USA) loses control of his board on an aerial maneuver attempt during his morning heat during the 2009 Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing on July 24, 2009 in Huntington Beach, California. Photo by Victor Decolongon
SAN CLEMENTE, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Tim Curran wipes out on a wave in his heat during the 3rd Round of the Boost Mobile Pro, part of the Foster's ASP Men's World Surfing Tour, at Lower Trestles on September 16, 2005 in San Clemente, California. Photo by Donald Miralle
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 11: Nathan Welch from Gisborne looses his board as he competes during the 2009 National Surfing Championships at Piha Beach on January 11, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Phil Walter
HALEIWA, HI - DECEMBER 14: Professional surfer Rodrigo Dornelles of Brazile wipes out during the filming of WB network's reality TV show 'North Shore' December 14, 2002 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Filming will continue through the end of the Xbox Pipeline Master's event which ends on December 20, 2002. The series will air during the summer of 2003. Photo by Phil Mislinski
WAIMEA BAY, HI - DECEMBER 15: Big wave surfers and a boogie boarder slide down the face of a wave at Waimea Bay December 15, 2004 in Oahu, Hawaii. Weather forecasts predicted 30-50 foot waves to crash into Oahu's North Shore. Photo by Marco Garcia
HALEIWA BEACH, HAWAII - NOVEMBER 21: Andy Irons of Hawaii wipes out during the Vans Hawaiian Pro title at Haleiwa on the North Shore of Oahu on November 21, 2002. The Vans Hawaiian Pro is the first jewel in the Triple Crown of Surfing featuring a trio of world championship surfing events on the North Shore of Hawaii. Photo by Grant Ellis
EHUKAI BEACH, HAWAII - DECEMBER 11: Rob Machado of the USA wipes out during the trials of the Xbox Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii, USA on December 11, 2002. The Xbox Pipeline Masters is the final jewel in the Triple Crown of Surfing featuring a trio of world championship surfing events on the North Shore of Hawaii. Photo by Grant Ellis
HALEIWA, HI - DECEMBER 11: Professional surfer Mikala Jones wipes out during the opening round of the XBox Pipeline Masters December 11, 2002 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Filming for the WB's reality TV show 'North Shore' will continue on Oahu through the end of the Xbox Pipeline Master's event, ending December 20, 2002. The series will air during the summer of 2003. Photo by Phil Mislinski
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: A surfer flips upside down after riding big waves that hit Bronte Beach on March 3, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Ezra Shaw