The Wavelength UK Surfer Awards 2026 are live!
Vote HERE
Tickets for the night are limited to 600, and this sold out well before the event last year — and the afterparty was legendary. Make sure to secure your ticket fast, by going here. Tix are £25
This is your chance to vote for a surfer that may not have been recognised in the past, with winners announced at a special ceremony on Friday, July 24th in Newquay. Last year’s inaugural event was standing room — for the only awards ceremony of its kind. Relive the night here:
The list of awards are up for grabs this year are:
YETI UK Male Surfer of the Year
YETI UK Female Surfer of the Year
Dakine U18 UK Male Surfer of the Year
Ann’s Pasties U18 Female Surfer of the Year
Arcade UK Male Longboarder of the Year
Arcade UK Female Longboarder of the Year
Simpel UK Shortboard Shaper of the Year
Longboarder Magazine UK Longboard Shaper of the Year
Mystic UK Male Big Wave Surfer of the Year
Authentic Brew UK Female Big Wave Surfer of the Year
10 Over Surf UK Surf School of the Year
Reef UK Surf Photographer of the Year
Rising Tide Eco-Excellence of the Year — Brand
Duchy of Cornwall Eco-Excellence Award — Individual
Need help deciding who to vote for? We’ve created a starter list of suggestions to guide your choices. Note: These are NOT nominations, just a handy guide.
Top UK Male Surfers
Harry Timson
Seb Smart
Jayce Robinson
Ben Larg
Isaac Marshall
Reubyn Ash
Andrew Cotton
Luke Dillon
Sandy Kerr
Lukas Skinner
Jobe Harriss
Tom Lowe
Will Bailey
Liam Turner
Patrick Langdon-Dark
Logan Nicol
Stanley Norman
Siyanda Hewitt
Oli Adams
Beau Betteridge
Top UK Female Surfers
Phoebe Strachan
Lucy Campbell
Peony Knight
Tegan Blackford
Emily Williams
Ellie Turner
Alys Barton
Sophie Hellyer
Laura Crane
Lauren Sandland
Belle Betteridge
Charlotte Mulley
Top Under 18 Male Surfers
Seb Whiteley
Harvey Waters
Bobby Wilkinson
Sennen Sykes
Tommy Hamilton
Felix Prisk
Cassius Woudberg
Wilbur Prisk
Jack Strut
Jude Beech
Kai Cruickshank
Monty Cole
Myles Ireland-Craig
Brody Reay
Jack Rocky Mason
Finley Mollon
Josh Mason
Teijo Boletta
Noah Cerne
Jess Heddercott
Jack Strutt
Harley Miller
Jago Tasker
Lukas Skinner
Isaac Friend
Ruan Mckune
Zeek Streeter
Ollie Phillips
Jensen Martin
Sampson Houghton
Jack Cooper
Fynn Gillespie
Arthur Randell
Malakai Hagley
Finley Donovan
Reuben Wakely
Top Under 18 Female Surfers
Boe Howell
Robyn Larg
Lila Skinner
Ellie Hickie
Martha Edwards
Mila Barber
Arabella Peres
Betsie Raey
Coco Arthur
Josie Hawke
Rosie Sharp
Eva Isserlis
Willow Craxton
Callie Cruickshank
Isabella O’Reilly
Sunny Ingram
Magnolia Rossi
Kaja Millward
Willow Smith
Annie Nicholls
Imogen Nute
Callie Cruickshank
Harlyn Sykes
Eva Blackford
Belle Betteridge
Lauren Sandland
Ocearna Peres
Indi Lynch
Poppy Owen
Katie David
Lola Mitchell
Top UK Male Longboarders
Eillot Dudley
Charlie Unsworth
Reggie Roynon
Nicolas Keruzec
Chris Webb
Ben Skinner
Arthur Randall
Sam Bleakley
Ted Pearson
Ashley Braunton
Tom Cross
Blake Jones
Chris “Guts” Griffiths
Mike Lay
Adam Griffiths
Paolo Clifton
Top UK Female Longboarders
Beth Leighfield
Candice O’Donnell
Ellen Caldwell
Emily Currie
Martha Hayes
Holly Griffiths
Izzy Henshall
Jennifer Pendlebury
Jenny Briant
Lola Bleakley
Lily Williams
Sylvie Puddiphatt
Mali Harbour
Phoebe Gould
Sophie Williamson
Amelia Hewitson
Top UK Shortboard Shaper
Nigel Semmens (Ocean Magic)
Luke Young
Skindog Surfboards
Matt Adams
Markie Lascelles (Cord)
Darchy Shapes
Rochfort Surfboards (Brad Rochfort)
Lewis Clinton
Julian Matthews (Gulf Stream)
Jason Burnett (Jay Surfboards)
Luke Hart
Bos Surfboards
Kourosh (Kou) Zahedi – Zedsleds
JP Surfboards
Escape Surfboards
Karma
CHD Surfboards
Local Hero / Bunty Surfboards
Bandwagon
Electricfish Surfboards
Herve Surfboards
Howzi
Northern Dawn Surfboards
Top UK Longboard Shapers
Ben Skinner (Skindog)
Markie Lascelles (Cord)
John Isaac (Squire)
Lee Hallam (Custard Point)
Olly Parker (Sempa)
Julian Matthews (Gulf Stream)
Jason Burnett (Jay Surfboards)
Jack Day (Salty Shapes)
Ollie Cooper (Cooper Surfboards)
Andy Teasdale (Ziran Surf)
Hugh Brockman (Bos Surfboards)
Steve Oblong Surfboards
Billy Dingley
Top UK Male Big Wave Surfers
Andrew Cotton
Tom Lowe
Taz Knight
Tom Butler
Rob Fowlie
Ollie O’Flaherty
Mikee Hamilton
Louis Thomas-Hudson
Ben Larg
Top UK Female Big Wave Surfers
Robyn Larg
Laura Crane
Easkey Britton
Phoebe Strachan
Top UK Surf Schools
AdSurf – Bude
Atlantic Pursuits – Bude
Bantham Surfing Academy – Bantham
Barefoot Surf School – Putsbrough
Big Blue Surf School – Bude
Big Green Adventures – Crantock
Bude Surfing Experience – Bude
Coast to Coast Surf School – Scotland
Constantine Bay Surf School – Constantine Bay
Cornish Adventure – Polzeath
Dexters Surf Shop – Scarborough
Discovery Surf School – Bigbury on Sea
Eddie’s Surf Academy – Freshwater
Escape Surf School – Newquay
Evolve Surf School – Gwithian
Fistral Beach Surf School – Fistral Beach
GLIDE SURF SCHOOL HIRE SHOP – Cromer
Global Boarders Surf School – Praa & Gwithian
Hayle Surf School – Hayle
Harlyn Surf School – Harlyn
iSurf – IOW
Joss Bay Surf School – Joss Bay
KA Surf School – Northumberland
Kingsley Surf Academy – Bideford
Kingsurf Surf School – Mawgan Porth
Lords Of Downend – Croyde
Newquay Activity Centre – Newquay
Nick Thorn Surf and SUP Coaching – Putsborough
OA Surf Club – Widemouth
Outer reef surf school – Pembroke, Wales
Peg’s Surf Coaching – Perranporth
Porthcawl Surf School – Wales
Perranporth Surf School – Perranporth
Pembrokeshire Surf School – Wales
Quiksilver Surf School Newquay – Newquay
Saltburn Surf School – Saltburn
Scarborough Surf School – Scarborough
Shaka Surf Branksome – Branksome
Shore Surf School – Hayle
South Beach Surf School – Blyth
SSS Surf School – Newquay
St Ives Surf School – St Ives
Stoked Surf School – Perranporth
Surf Saunton – Saunton
Surf South West – Croyde
Surf’s Up Surf School – Polzeath
Surfing Croyde Bay – Croyde Bay
Surfing Woolacombe Surf School – Woolacombe
The North Devon Surf School – Westward Ho!
The Search Surf School – Falmouth
Surf School Wales – Wales
The Surf Club Cornwall – Mawgan Porth
Tynemouth Surf Co – Tynemouth
Walking on Waves – Saunton
Waves Surf School – Harlyn
Wavehunters – Polzeath and Watergate
Woolacombe Surf Centre – Woolacombe
Wild Atlantic Surf School – County Wicklow
Wexford Surf School – Curracloe Strand, County Wexford
Irish Surf School – County Cork
The Rosslare Surf School – Rosslare Strand, County Wexford
Waterford Surf School – Tramore, County Waterford
Surf Scotland – Thurso, Scottish Highlands
West Coast Surf School – Isle of Tiree, Argyll and Bute
Kingdom Surf – Kingdom of Fife (Kingsbarns)
Isle of Lewis Surf School – Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Cullen Bay Surf School – Cullen, Moray
Aberdeen Surf School – Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Surf Sixty – West Coast (Porthmadog)
Scotland’s Surf School – Findhorn, Moray
Sands Surf School – St Andrews, Fife
Suds Surf School – Scotland
Rhossili Bay Surf School – Rhossili Bay, Swansea, South Wales
Llangennith Surf School – Llangennith, Gower Peninsula
The Gower Surf School – Caswell Bay, Swansea
Pembrokeshire Surf School – Newgale Beach, Pembrokeshire
Surfability UK – Swansea Bay, South Wales
Freshwater East Surf School – Freshwater East, Pembrokeshire
Rhosneigr Surf School – Rhosneigr, Anglesey
Anglesey Surf School – Rhosneigr, Anglesey
Barmouth Surf School – Barmouth, Gwynedd
Porthcawl Surf School – Porthcawl, Bridgend
Aberdaron Surf School – Aberdaron, North Wales
The Welsh Surf School – Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Cardigan Bay Surf School – Poppit Sands, Pembrokeshire
Barmouth Bay Surf School – Barmouth, Gwynedd
Celtic Surf School – Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Gather and Glide – Cornwall
Women & Waves – Cornwall
Top UK Surf Photographer
Luke Gartside
Maddie Meddings
Nathan Benham – Dawnpatrol
Callum Morse – Saltshots
Sam Rogers
Pete Hill – Pete Hill Photo and Film
Andy Holter – Andy Holter photography
Bella Bunce
Jamie Elliot
Ben Hartley
Mal Anderson
Lewis Arnold
Alan Danby
Nick Corkill – Nicko Photo
Caleb Giddens
Andy Teal
Ross Taylor
Ashley Powell
Eco Excellence Awards — Individual
Sophie Hellyer (Environmentalist)
Yvette Curtis (Environmentalist)
Rachel Yates (Environmentalist)
Adam Hall (Devon World Surfing Reserve)
Sally McGee (Environmentalist)
Eco Excellence Award — Brand
Oceania
Flexi-Hex
Passenger
The Williams Longboarding Company
C-Skins (NuWave Wetsuits)
Predn Surfboards
Bandwagon Surfboards
Radical Wax
Colab Surfboards (Cloud Tech)
Corcamar Swim Floats
Nyord Wetsuits
Hold. Fins
Otter Surfboards
Rooted Ocean Clothing & Apparel
Hawkers Surfboards
Waterhaul
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