Waco Extravaganza: Insane Airs & Epic Flips
- The 2025 Swatch Nines surf event at Waco Surf wrapped up with Matt Meola, the Maui surfer known for pushing boundaries, sharing his "Best of Event" award with...
- skai said the Swatch Nines event focuses on pushing limits rather than strict competition.
- Zoe McDougall, named Female MVP, helped design the event's features.
Witness the spectacle of innovative surfing at the 2025 Swatch Nines event in Texas,where boundaries are redefined. Maui’s Matt Meola and young Hughie vaughan shared the “Best of Event” award, highlighting the jaw-dropping airs and epic flips. This unique event, celebrated for pushing limits rather than rigid competition, saw Zoe McDougall named Female MVP for her contributions to feature design.Surfers, skaters, and bikers converged, creating a collaborative atmosphere that fuelled remarkable performances. News Directory 3 is proud to present event highlights, celebrating the spirit of progression over competition. Dive into a world where surfers dream big and turn their visions into reality. Discover what’s next from this showcase of raw talent and creativity.
Swatch Nines surf Event Showcases innovative Surfing in Texas
Updated June 27, 2025
The 2025 Swatch Nines surf event at Waco Surf wrapped up with Matt Meola, the Maui surfer known for pushing boundaries, sharing his “Best of Event” award with young Australian Hughie Vaughan. Meola,36,insisted Vaughan deserved recognition for his one-handed backflip.
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skai said the Swatch Nines event focuses on pushing limits rather than strict competition. Surfers encourage each other to attempt bigger airs and refine their techniques.
Zoe McDougall, named Female MVP, helped design the event’s features. She said the event provides a platform for surfers to pursue ambitious goals with support from organizers. The Swatch Nines team encourages surfers to “dream big” and helps them realise their visions, McDougall said.
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mason Ho said the collaborative atmosphere, enhanced by the presence of skaters and bikers, inspires surfers to perform at their best. He added that the surfers were “living the dream.”
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“I feel like this is not a comp, so you’re just trying to go as big as you can,” Skai said. “Once you make the one air, you’re satisfied. And all these good guys are giving you advice to go big and have good technique.”
“The Nines gives us the platform to dream as big as we want and have goals, and they help us execute them,” said Zoe McDougall.”Whether it’s building something crazy or working on a specific trick,pretty much they tell us,’Dream big’ and then ask ‘what do you want to do?’ and they help you make it happen. And all of us are gonna have fun while we’re doing it!”
“I caught myself telling my buddies,’We’re in there,we’re living the dream,'” Mason said.”There’s a lot of people behind the scenes doing a lot of work so we have more fun than usual. You bring the skaters and the bikers here, I feel like as a surfer, we want to do our best for them, and that brings out the best.”
What’s next
Highlights from the Swatch Nines Surf event will be available on YouTube.