“Right away it wasn’t just the waves that gripped “Buttsy”. The people of Nazaré, the scenery, the vibe of the town really connected with him and he fell in love with this area of Portugal. Factor in the largest waves on the planet and all of this has made him travel back winter after winter.”
Biography
Tom Butler was born on the 18th of April 1989 in Cornwall, England’s most South Western region. Newquay his home town is surrounded by beaches. From the ages of 2 - 10 Tom was Bodyboarding and competing in Surf Life Saving (Junior Baywatch). At the age of 11 he started his stand up surfing career winning the English championship in the Under 12’s the same year. Aged 16 and 17 he traveled to Hawaii, this is where his love for big wave surfing started. He arrived into Nazaré near the very start of Praia Do Norte being deemed surf-able at size, his first full season was in 2012, aged 22 very excitable and wide-eyed. Big wave surfing soon took over as his number one love in surfing, riding his biggest barrels in Mullaghmore, Ireland and scoring his tallest waves here in Nazaré.
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Tom Butler
