A surfer rides a wave during a practice session ahead of the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout surf competition in Maui's North shore, Hawaii on January 3, 2025. (Photo by Brian Bielmann/AFP Photo)





Large waves batter the North Somerset coast at Watchet on December 22, 2024, as Storm Enol hits the UK. The storm has prompted a yellow warning from the Met office forecasting 70mph winds. (Photo by Mark Passmore/Alamy Live News)





People stand at the end of the Manhattan Beach Pier and watch high surf pound the pylons on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)





US surfer Mikey Redd rides a huge swell in training for the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout 2025 event held annually at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 26, 2024. The “Da Hui Backdoor Shootout” in 2025 is an invitation-only surfing competition held on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, during a holding period from January 4 to 16, 2025. (Photo by Brian Bielmann/AFP Photo)





Bitterly cold winds kick up waves at sunrise in Sunderland, England, on January 7, 2025. (Photo by Simon Woodley/Cover Images via Reuters)





Huge waves smash against the sea front at Whitley Bay in North Tyneside on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Weather warnings for snow and ice are in force across much of the UK after severe flooding and snow caused travel disruption and school closures. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)





A surfer rides a wave at Fistral beach in Newquay, Cornwall, UK on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Brad Wakefield/The Times)





Waves crash against Folkestone harbour wall in Kent on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, as wind, rain and snow warnings are in force across parts of the UK, with the threat of flooding and disruption to New Year's Day travel. Large parts of England and Wales will be hit by strong winds until 3pm on Wednesday, while north-west England and Wales are forecast to see heavy rain for much of the morning. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)





Waves crash over the breakwater in Newhaven, southern England on January 1, 2025 as weather warnings were put in place for rain, snow and wind across the UK. Adverse weather is set to hit UK New Year festivities, as the organisers of Edinburgh's Hogmanay street party cancelling the event on public safety grounds. (Photo by Henry Nicholls/AFP Photo)





Surfer Tai Kane catches a wave at the famous Pe'ahi Jaws Surf Break on the island of Maui, Hawaii on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Brian Bielmann/AFP Photo)





US surfer John John Florence rides a huge swell in training for the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout 2025 event held annually at Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on December 26, 2024. The “Da Hui Backdoor Shootout” in 2025 is an invitation-only surfing competition held on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, during a holding period from January 4 to 16, 2025. (Photo by Brian Bielmann/AFP Photo)





A person views large waves as Storm Eowyn arrives, in Porthcawl, Wales, Britain, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





A DFDS ferry arrives in stormy conditions at the Port of Dover in Kent on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, as wind, rain and snow warnings are in force across parts of the UK, with the threat of flooding and disruption to New Year's Day travel. Large parts of England and Wales will be hit by strong winds until 3pm on Wednesday, while north-west England and Wales are forecast to see heavy rain for much of the morning. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)





People view large waves as Storm Eowyn arrives, in Porthcawl, Wales, Britain, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





Wave breaking over the jetty at Newhaven, UK during a storm on January 2025. (Photo by Steve Stringer Photography/Getty Images)