Maya Gabeira

Board of Directors

Gabeira is a retired Brazilian big wave surfer, best known for setting the 2020 World Record for the biggest wave at 73.3 feet ever surfed by a woman, and the biggest wave surfed by anyone — male or female — that year. As an ESPY award winner and 7x Big Wave Award champion, Gabeira is one of the most influential female surfers of all time. She is also passionately committed to, and a fierce advocate for, restoring the world’s oceans.