Jeff Rowley

Jeff Rowley (born 6 April 1979) is a professional big wave surfer from Torquay, Victoria, Australia.

[2] On 4 January 2012, he became the first Australian to paddle into a 15 metre high wave at Jaws Peahi, Hawaii, for many years known as the biggest and most dangerous surf break in the world.

[3][4] Using an inflatable wetsuit he rode the wave with a 3-metre Channel Islands surfboard, which he later said was not large enough.

"[2] Described as "fearless", Rowley is also known for surfing at the 2021 Fifty Year Storm invitational at Bells Beach, Victoria and "the swell of the decade" at Cloudbreak, Fiji along with the high-risk, and very shallow break at Teahupo'o, Tahiti.

[8] Rowley has earned a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University and also works as a motivational speaker.

Jeff Rowley surfs the "Jaws" break at Peahi, Hawaii