Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

ADVERTISING

LuxoGear Emergency Whistles with Lanyard

Shop now »

NOCO Genius GEN5X2, 2-Bank, 10A (5A/Bank) Smart Marine Battery Charger

Shop now »

RHINO USA Boat Trailer Transom Straps (2PK)

Shop now »

LUCKY Kayak Portable Fish Depth Finder

Shop now »

Seaview 180 V3 Full Face Snorkel Mask

Shop now »

Most popular comments
for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Live comments
Comments on YouTube

Erin Hamilton - 5 years ago

Balls of titanium

lukabenvenuto - 5 years ago

Brits are so stupid!

Ivan Guderian - 5 years ago

The british have no business surfing, this just proves it

Navid N - 5 years ago

FYI... he broke his back on this wipeout. Made a full recovery and wants to hit Nazare again. But damn lol.

Fardin Mahzoob - 5 years ago

Oh My Gosh! That wave was huge as shit!

Fardin Mahzoob - 5 years ago

WORST WIPEOUT - Andrew Cotton at Nazaré, Portugal.

Fardin Mahzoob - 5 years ago

That was a rogue wave there in Nazare.

Fardin Mahzoob - 5 years ago

Andrew cotton got wiped out by a huge wage there in Nazare, Portugal.

Shane F - 5 years ago

England hasn't been this embarrassed since the American Revolution.

Dale Greenaway - 5 years ago

He is lucky to be alive. I cringed watching that. Dude, if you read this, surf smaller waves life is too good to throw it away.

Jeremy Acton - 6 years ago

This one gets my vote for wipeout winner for 2018. It was also a great ride too.

10. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Brian - 6 years ago

Easily the winner, easily.

Mack Grevace - 6 years ago

I don't surf, but judging by the location that we was on that wave and based upon how that wave breaks, that was the wrong place to be. Many blessings to you and your recovery sir. Update: https://news.sky.com/story/surfer-andrew-cotton-plans-to-return-to-his-board-after-breaking-his-back-on-50ft-wave-11172516

Ara Carrano - 6 years ago

Nice one Bodhi

Troltwentythree - 6 years ago

No competition, this IS the wipeout of the year.

Guillen Curto Nates - 6 years ago

Ola mal negociada: o te tiras a derechas, o te vas a la vertical de izquierdas, al tubo. Va recto, y cuando quiere maniobrar a izquierdas, ya no tiene velocidad

Hohepa Hape - 6 years ago

give him the winning prize every year

Mbinya1 - 6 years ago

tiny meat gang

Storm the Husky - 6 years ago

tiny meat gang sent me here

silentjbro837 - 6 years ago

Thanks Cody

poesiaenobras - 6 years ago

The image is a bit cropped here. After seeing the uncropped version, I don't understand why he goes to his left instead of going straight. Going left was going straight for a wipeout.

20. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Ralf Roovers - 6 years ago

yewwwwww

David G - 6 years ago

The worst wipeout in the history of any type of water sport

Freelee - 6 years ago

Jumping off the board was cowardly if you have fear why go to big waves locations.

Jiyu Shugi - 6 years ago

To fade or not to fade, that is the question.....

deeestuary - 6 years ago

He suffered a compression fracture but he's walking - and hurting!!

Rodolfo Ferreira - 6 years ago

Small wipeout. I've been wipedout before its so funny ahah. Just make sure you dont hold your breath and always try to swim upwards with all your energy. this wipeout was so small

Rodolfo Ferreira - 6 years ago

he's just a noob who cant swim...

atmosphere Adr - 6 years ago

So small that it broke his back and got him ejected at a speed faster than the wave travels !

you donky - 6 years ago

You only get those rides as shabby theme parks

Mr. GTO - 6 years ago

That is a Massive wave.. and Andrew did not have the speed to outrun it

Foxy Lady - 6 years ago

Ha Ha Ha English twat!!!

Lurgs - 6 years ago

Blimey, so glad he's not paralysed, he is one lucky dude. That monster just spat him out. Wow.

Damian Lander - 6 years ago

yep. he broke 12 vertebas, holly shit!

30. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

pbaylis1 - 6 years ago

Do wipeouts get any worse? This should win wipeout of the millennium, unless someone goes over the falls at 50 foot Mavericks, lands butt first on the tip of his board, gets stuffed into an underwater cave, pulls the cord and gets a 60-footer on the head just as he hits the surface..

Hilario Alexandre - 6 years ago

You never forget Nazaré

followfornothing - 6 years ago

0:35 HOLY FUCKING SHIT! DID HE DIE!?

C - 6 years ago

dude is shitting water for days now

Stand up for GOOD - 6 years ago

Holy Shit, dude got ejected like a piece off kelp. He's like 60 feet in the air.

MrGoodkat - 6 years ago

Damn, he got fired out of that wave like a fucking Jack in the box. He covered 10 or 15 metres in the space of less than a second. No wonder he is badly injured.

Peter Helman - 6 years ago

The shadow of death

cannycanberran - 6 years ago

That was brutal in the extreme. Would he dust himself off and go back out for more of the same. Take a bow, cotton man !

Wade H - 6 years ago

Wot?...

Hugo Dias - 6 years ago

Spine of bone, balls of steel.
Huge respect.!

Peter Hall - 6 years ago

Holy shit!

Diederik H. - 6 years ago

He wiped out so badly, he teleported into next year.

Leão Verde e Branco - 6 years ago

Andrew also broke the Long Jump record! :D
That was brutal... Nazaré waves are some of the most massive and powerfull in the World. I hope he recovers fast.

Zgembo121 - 6 years ago

Rib in pieces

Gmail Administrator - 6 years ago

Good luck with your recovery.

Marco Velez aka Marroquino - 6 years ago

Wipe out of the millenium

Théophile Arnaud - 6 years ago

WINNER

JM AF - 6 years ago

Easy one to judge this year!

Beau Maisel - 6 years ago

Looks like he did a full flip!!

Thomas Brummel - 6 years ago

Calling it that’s gonna win wipeout of the year

50. comment for Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

ET Baby - 6 years ago

That was bad ass.......

tubethis777 - 6 years ago

This was the shittiest release ever by any jet ski driver; the best classic example of what NOT to do, he put Andrew in the path of almost certain harm, and there's the result

ganda jarda oh maninho - 6 years ago

I think he meant that to the original poster

shade7210 - 6 years ago

Hahaha...no actually, I've ridden big waves myself but not of anywhere this size though the same applies in all size waves only the consequences and danger multiples as the wave size increases but think as you wish... Maybe your user name C is for Coucher!

C - 6 years ago

oh look, a couch surfer

shade7210 - 6 years ago

Actually Andrew put himself in the path of certain harm by not setting the path (left or right) and sticking to it from the top down. Once the decision is changed once (let alone twice or 3 times it seems in the video) one puts him or her self in danger because one's speed and continuous flow is compromised resulting in place one's self in the position Andrew ended up in. The disruption of speed (being slowed) in connection with the direction being altered 2-3 times was what caused Andrew to end up in the position he did where the lip literally came down on his tail/body.

I'm sure if Andrew is asked he will more or less say the same thing as I've written here and I'm hoping he is ok and also wishing him all the best for a speedy, and the best, recovery possible from the injury that occured, both physical and psychological!

tubethis777 - 6 years ago

A different interpretation to Brokeback Mountain

Playzada Eman - 6 years ago

lol

Victor Hugo - 6 years ago

why didnt he adjust his body positioning while in the air to land properly, or was his back broken upon the ejection outward?

Victor Hugo - 6 years ago

how did he not drown, deserves a hero medal for surviving with a broken back on top of it.

Mentirosienta IDC - 5 years ago

Aren't hero's the ones who put their lives onthe line to save someone/s in need?

It's still hard to watch what happened to him & harder to imagine how it is to make it through each day with all the new aches and difficulties

TRIxIE Is LIfE - 6 years ago

C and you’re saying surfers aren’t heroes? Growing up, jelly skater was a HERO to me

Diego Weissel - 6 years ago

he wore an inflatable vest

C - 6 years ago

calm down snowflake....hes a surfer...not a fucking hero who deserves a medal...fucking stupid millennial trash

TheZielak271 - 6 years ago

Is he OK? Looks really bad.

gl4evah - 6 years ago

He broke his back.

drrichardwiesenhuber - 6 years ago

We have a winner!

Ned slulp - 6 years ago

gooood one!!!

muhamad pandu - 6 years ago

Life like larry

John Goodridge - 6 years ago

Cotty. It was never going to be small. ETA Just read that Cotty BROKE HIS BACK in this wipeout. I wish him a full and speedy recovery.

Michael Tory - 6 years ago

Whatttt!!!!!

thomas oconnor - 6 years ago

winner but wished he hadn't straightened out when he did and then double back for worst of all positioning

H. Pat - 6 years ago

That's wipe out of the century for sure, tops Tom Dosland Nicolo Porcella by a mile

Tyson Kinnison - 6 years ago

Craziest wipe out I have ever seen in 100000 wipeouts...

Paul Burns - 6 years ago

Winner

Dane Harris - 6 years ago

Chewed up and spit out

James Nelson - 6 years ago

He was hit by a Megaldon semi breaching

Alberto Zellner - 6 years ago

Dane Harris and booed off stage

wolflarson71 - 6 years ago

Wow

Willows - 6 years ago

Winner.

MoRaiS BoarDs - 6 years ago

Isso não foi uma vaca foi uma vaquejada kkk

The Kruxed - 6 years ago

Well shit... thats won easily, like he got shot out a cannonball rocket

The Kruxed - 6 years ago

Yea just had a look, lucky it was a minor thing by what hes saying and will fully recover quickly

Basketball4 you - 6 years ago

The Kruxed he broke his back aswell

GIGAtyWING - 6 years ago

Most extreme enema award

Just Volleyball - 6 years ago

he's up and boom

Jose Acevedo - 6 years ago

He flew! How the f**k?

Gustavo Bzk - 6 years ago

Aleeady won!!

Joseph - 6 years ago

Damnnn that was kray kray

Joseph - 6 years ago

Wtfffff!!! Holllly shittttt that was for sure the winner

About Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

The "Andrew Cotton at Nazaré - 2018 Wipeout of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards" video is part of the surfing, sexy girls, beach category, which contains similar videos like this one.