Gabe Davies

Gabe is a four-time British surfing champion and world-renowned big wave surfer from Newcastle, UK. He has appeared in award-winning surfing documentaries such as Joel Conroy's Eye of the Storm in 2002 and in 2009 he co-lead with Richie Fitzgerald in Joel Conroy's first featured documentary, Waveriders. Together they tow surfed the biggest swell ever ridden off the Irish Atlantic Coast for which Gabe was nominated for a worldwide XXL big wave award.

Gabe has appeared in numerous television and film productions including presenting Channel 4's 'Surf Trip' with Tess Daly and BBC 2's Teenage Video Diaries. On the 16 November 2009 he won 'Best Surfer' at The Quiksilver ‘La Vaca Gigante III’ Big Wave Invitational Event In February 2011, he won the Wave of the Day Award at Ireland's inaugural big wave invitational event. He currently resides between the North East of England, South West France and Ireland and is married to author and award-winning screenwriter Lauren Davies.

Gabe is now European manager for Patagonia.
I love the The Wave.  Anything that can bring waves inland and share the amazing sport and lifestyle of surfing with a city like Bristol in this way is fantastic.  I have high hopes that this can lead to many more sites around the UK and I wholeheartedly support this ambitious and pioneering development both in terms of the surfing and also in the benefits it can bring to the surrounding areas.
Gabe Davies