Entries for the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are officially closed, and nominees for the following categories have been announced:

PACIFICO PADDLE-IN AWARD (US$20,000):
Grant Baker – Cortes Bank, California
Shawn Dollar – Cortes Bank, California
Shane Dorian – Jaws, Maui
Matt Meola – Jaws, Maui
Makua Rothman – Jaws, Maui

BIGGEST WAVE AWARD (US$10,000):
Danilo Couto – Mullaghmore Head, Ireland
Shawn Dollar – Cortes Bank, California
Shane Dorian – Jaws, Maui
Kealii Mamala – Nazare, Portugal
Antonia Silva – Nazare, Portugal

PACIFICO TUBE AWARD (US5,000):
Peter Conroy – Mullaghmore Head, Ireland
Shane Dorian – Jaws, Maui
Reef McIntosh – Cloudbreak, Fiji
Ramon Navarro – Cloudbreak, Fiji
Dave Wassel – Cloudbreak, Fiji

XXL RIDE OF THE YEAR (US$50,000):
Shawn Dollar – Cortez Bank, California
Shane Dorian – Jaws, Maui
Greg Long – Jaws, Maui
Reef McIntosh – Cloudbreak, Fiji
Dave Wassel – Cloudbreak, Fiji

With the XXL Awards set for May 3 at The Grove Theatre in Anaheim, California, the world’s best big wave surfers are set for a night of massive prizes and huge disappointment for those that just miss out winning one of these prestigious awards.

Former XXL Award winner and SA’s big wave celebrity Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker is up for the US$20,000 Pacifico Paddle-In Award for his monster wave caught late last year at California’s downright scary Cortes Bank.

Here’s a look at the ride’s that are in line for the US$50,000 XXL Ride of the Year Award:

See more at: https://billabongxxl.com/