# Justine Dupont

Justine Dupont (born 27 July 1991) is a French professional surfer.

## Personal life

Justine Dupont was born in Bordeaux, France. She began surfing at the age of 11. She lives between the South West of France and Nazare, Portugal.
12 times World Champion of the XXL Awards, 3 times World Champion of Tow Surfing, she has established herself as the best female big wave surfer in the world since 2019.
Her performance in tow-in surfing allows her to rival with the best male surfers in the discipline. In 2025 she placed second among the men in the Nazare Big Waves Challenge.
Stand Up Paddle World Champion and 4X Vice World Champion in 3 different disciplines, she is considered the most versatile female surfer in the world.
Justine is elected Chair of the ISA Athletes' Commission for the 2020 Olympic Games.
She was also a commentator on French TV during the 2021 Olympics.
She is one of the main characters in the HBO series "100 Foot Wave".

## Surfing career

After being crowned longboard Vice World Champion in 2007 at the age of 15, she obtained again the title of Vice World Champion in 2019.
In 2013, Dupont became the first woman to surf the 15m Belharra in the Northern Basque Country of France.
In 2016, she was again Vice World Champion, this time in the big waves surfing division, and a fourth title of vice world champion in 2017 in the stand up paddle division.
In 2017, she was crowned ISA World Team Surfing Champion with the French team.
Justine is also multiple National and European surfing and longboarding champion. She has accumulated 3 ISA World Team Titles with France (2013 et 2019 Longboard, 2017 Surf).
She has repeatedly surfed waves considered as some of the biggest waves surfed in the world by a woman.
In 2019, she is recognized as a reference in the world of surfing big waves by winning 2 trophies at the XXL Big Waves Awards.
Justine has been elected "Chair" of the ISA Athletes' Commission for the 2020 Olympic Games.
In February 2020, she surfed one of the biggest waves ever surfed in the world. She won the first-ever Nazaré Tow Challenge.
In January 2021, in Jaws, Hawaii, she surfed the best big wave ever surfed by a woman.
In January 2023 she surfs a gigantic wave on the mythical spot of Cortes Bank 110 miles off the coast of California. The wave is being measured to see if it is a new World Record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman.
In 2023, she was one of the first women to compete in “The Eddie”.
In 2025, she wins for the third time the Nazare Big Wave Challenge and place second among the men

## Surfing career highlights

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* 2025
** Winner of WSL Nazare Tow Challenge
** Second of WSL Nazare Tow Challenge in the men division
* 2024
** Participation in the Eddie Aikau Invitational
* 2023
** SIMA Waterperson of the Year
** Nominated at the Laureus World Sports Awards for World Action Sportsperson of the YearWomen
** Ride Of The Year Award
** Women Biggest Wave Of The Year Award
** Women Performance Of The Year Award
** ISA Stand Up Paddle Team World Champion
** ISA Stand Up Paddle World Championships 4th place
** Winner of Safi Surf Invitational, Morocco
* 2022
** Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
** Women XXL Biggest Wave of the Year Award
* 2021
** Winner of WSL Nazare Tow Challenge
** Women XXL Performance of the Year Award
** Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
** Women XXL Biggest Wave of the Year Award
** Women Performance of the Year at Mavericks Awards
* 2020
** Women XXL Performance of the Year Award
** Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
** Winner of the WSL Nazare Tow Challenge
* 2019
** ISA Stand Up Paddle World Champion
** ISA Stand Up Paddle Team World Champion
** Women XXL Performance of the Year Award
** Women XXL Biggest Wave Award
** ISA Longboard World Championship: 2nd individual
** ISA Longboard World Championship: 1st team
** Elected European surfer of the year by Eurosima
** Heavy Water Award by Surfer Mag
* 2018
** European Longboard Champion
** QS Caparica, Portugal: 1st
** LQS Espinho, Portugal: 1st
** LQS Caparica, Portugal: 2nd
** LQS Biarritz, France: 2nd
* 2017
** ISA surf team World Champion
** Aloha Cup World Champion with French team
** ISA Stand Up Paddle Surfing World Championship: 2nd
** ISA Stand Up Paddle World Championship with French team: 2nd
** Stand Up Paddle team European Champion
** European Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championships: 2nd
** LQS Boardmasters Jeep Women's Longboard: 1st
** WQS 1000 Caparica Pro, Portugal: 1st
* 2016
** WSL Big waves World Championships, Pea'hi, Hawaii: 2nd
** WQS 1000 Central Coast Pro, Avoca Beach, Australia: 1st
** WQS 1500 Azores Airlines Pro, Açores, Portugal: 1st
* 2015
** National surf Champion
** National longboard Champion
* 2014
** European Longboard Champion
** LQS Vieux Boucau Longboard festival, France: 1st
* 2013
** World longboard championships, China: 3rd
** World longboard ISA team Champion with France, Peru
** World longboard ISA championships, Peru: 3rd
* 2012
** WQS 6000 Surf Pro Estoril, Cascais, Portugal: 1st
* 2011
** European Surf Champion
* 2010
** World longboard ISA championships, Biarritz, France: 3rd
** National surf Champion
** National longboard Champion
* 2009
** World longboard ISA championships, Biarritz, France: 3rd
* 2008
** European Surf Champion
** National longboard Champion
* 2007
** World longboard championships, Biarritz, France: 2nd
** National longboard Champion
* 2006
** National longboard Champion