The Wavelength UK Surfer Awards are live!
Need help deciding who to vote for? We’ve created a starter list of suggestions to guide your choices.
This list isn’t comprehensive, so if we’ve overlooked anyone—whether they’re a pro surfer or an underground legend—drop their name in the comment box below!
Top UK Male Surfers
Harry Timson
Seb Smart
Jayce Robinson
Ryan Riley
Gearoid McDaid
Mark Harris
Russell Winter
Reubyn Ash
Ishka Thres
Andrew Cotton
Craig McLachlan
Mark Boyd
Alan Stokes
Craig Sutherland
Jayce Robinson
Luke Dillon
Sol Hawkins
Johnny Fryer
Sandy Kerr
Lukas Skinner
Jobe Harriss
Will Bailey
Liam Turner
Patrick Langdon-Dark
Ismail Hamon
Al Morris
Lyndon Wake
Dale Foster
Stanley Norman
Siyanda Hewitt
Top UK Female Surfers
Phoebe Strachan
Lola Mitchell
Tassy Swallow
Joanne Dennison
Lucy Campbell
Peony Knight
Tegan Blackford
Ellie Turner
Gwen Spurlock
Alys Barton
Josie Hawk
Sophie Hellyer
Laura Crane
Holly Donnelly
Lauren Sandland
Hannah Harding
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
Gabe Llewellyn
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
Joshua Karbus
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
Sky Brown
Boe Howell
Robyn Larg
Lila Skinner
Ellie Hickie
Martha Edwards
Mila Barber
Arabella Pere
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
Top UK Female Longboarders
Beth Leighfield
Candice O’Donnell
Ellen Caldwell
Emily Currie
Holly Griffiths
Izzy Henshall
Jennifer Pendlebury
Jenny Briant
Lola Bleakley
Lily Williams
Sylvie Puddiphatt
Mali Harbour
Phoebe Gould
Ruby Knox
Sophie WIlliamson
Top UK Surfboard Shapers
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
Dufeu
JP Surfboards
Atlas Surfboards
Escape Surfboards
Olero Surfboards
Morph Surfboards
Otter Surfboards
Karma
CHD Surfboards
Local Hero / Bunty Surfboards
Bandwagon
Electricfish Surfboards
Herve Surfboards
Howzi
Northern Dawn Surfboards
Top UK Longboarder Shapers
Ben Skinner (Skindog)
Markie Lascelles (Cord)
John Isaac (Squire)
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
Top UK Male Big Wave Surfers
Andrew Cotton
Tom Lowe
Taz Knight
Tom Butler
Al Mennie
Rob Fowlie
Conor Maguire
Ollie O’Flaherty
Mikee Hamilton
Peter Conroy
Gabe Davies
Glyn Ovens
Dave Lavelle
Richie Fitzgerald
Shane O’Connor
Louis Thomas Hudson
Ben Larg
Top UK Female Big Wave Surfers
Robyn Larg
Laura Crane
Easkey Britton
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
Woolacombe Surf Centre – Woolacombe
Bundoran Surf Co. – Bundoran, County Donegal
Lahinch Surf School – Lahinch, County Clare
The Surf School – Lahinch – Lahinch, County Clare
Surf School Ireland – Rossnowlagh, County Donegal
Donegal Surf School – Bundoran, County Donegal
Kerry Surf School – Banna Strand, County Kerry
Achill Surf – Keel, Achill Island, County Mayo
The Line-Up Surf School – Castlegregory, County Kerry
Wave Sweeper Surf School – Rossbeigh Strand, County Kerry
Inis Surf School – Inis Mor, Aran Islands, County Galway
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Surf School – Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin
The Surfdock – Dublin (Grand Canal Dock)
Wild Atlantic Surf School – County Wicklow
Wexford Surf School – Curracloe Strand, County Wexford
Seapoint Surf School – Seapoint, County Dublin
Cliffs of Moher Surf School – Liscannor, County Clare
Cork Surf School – Inchydoney Beach, County Cork
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
Al Mackinnon
Callum Morse – Saltshots
Sam Rogers
Pete Hill – Pete Hill Photo and Film
Mark de’Boer Lloyd – mdbl photography
Andy Holter – Andy Holter photography
Bella Rose Bunce
Tom Vaughan
Meg Gayda
Megan Hemsworth
Jamie Elliot
Ben Hartley
Alan Danby
Leigh Brown – Only Fins
Nick Corkill – Nicko Photo
Lee – Triggerlee Photography
Alex Williams
Lucia Griggi
Caleb Giddens
Andy Teal
Eco Excellence Awards
Tom Kay (Finisterre)
Will Hayler (Blue Earth Summit)
Hugo Tagholm (Oceania)
Gabe Davies (Patagonia)
Will & Sam Boex (Flexi-Hex)
Sophie Hellyer (Environmentalist)
Lucy Campbell( Environmentalist)
Fergal Smith (Environmentalist)
Matt Smith (Environmentalist)
Mitch Corbitt (Environmentalist)
Yvette Curtis (Environmentalist)
