Garrett McNamara

Quick Facts

Full Name	Garrett McNamara
Occupation	Surfer
Date Of Birth	Aug 10, 1967(1967-08-10)
Age	57
Birthplace	Pittsfield
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Leo

Garrett McNamara Biography

Garrett McNamara is one of the most popular and richest Surfer who was born on August 10, 1967 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Surfer who has held records for longest surfing in Nazare, Portugal and rode an earthquake in the glaciers of Alaska that are calving. He has over one million followers following her Instagram account.

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Garrett ‘GMAC’ McNamara (born August 10, 1967) is an American professional big wave surfer and extreme waterman known for breaking the world record for largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré, Portugal, surviving a monstrous wave at Jaws, and riding tsunami from calving glaciers in Alaska.

Tow surfing caught on among the surfing community in the early 1990s and McNamara was one of the first to join the movement. Boats and personal water craft enabled surfers to chase down and catch giant waves that were thought impossible, beyond the bounds of surfers paddling with their bare hands. McNamara welcomed and craved the challenge to find the biggest waves in the world, which would instantly become his dream and mission in life.

He married Nicole McNamara in 2012. Together , they have one son, named Titus Wiamea Mcnamara.

Garrett McNamara Net Worth

Garrett McNamara is one of the richest Surfer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Garrett McNamara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started surfing at age 11 in Sunset, Waimea with his brother. He won the Hawaiian Triple Crown Series when the age was 17 years old.

He was awarded $70,000 in the Tow Surfing World Cup in Maui at Jaws in 2002.

McNamara was born on August 10, 1967 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and spent much of his childhood in Berkeley, California. In Berkeley, McNamara, and his younger brother Liam McNamara, were both known by friends to be rather fearless and to shrug off the pains of rough childhood play, foreshadowing his later ability to face danger while surfing. During his early childhood, his mother took the family to Central America, where she was a victim of domestic abuse and occasionally abandoned him and his brother; at one point, a Guatemalan farmer sought to adopt him, but his mother returned and brought the family back to America. He then returned to Berkeley, where his mother left him with his birth father; McNamara lived with him for several years until his mother returned with a new domestic partner, who moved the family to the North Shore of Hawaii in 1978. At eleven years old, McNamara followed his younger brother’s footsteps and began surfing at Sunset, Waimea and the outer reefs in search of giant swells. He entered and placed in the prestigious Hawaiian Triple Crown Series at seventeen and began to gain major sponsors from major Japanese brands. For the next ten years, both brothers joined the competition circuit, traveling and becoming fluent in Japanese.

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Who is Garrett McNamara Dating?

According to our records, Garrett McNamara married to Nicole McNamara. As of December 1, 2023, Garrett McNamara’s is not dating anyone.

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In November 2011, chasing storms and tracking swells paid off for McNamara as he entered the Guinness World Records. He caught a 78 foot (24 m) wave in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, after being towed into the wave from a jet ski riding a 6’0 Dick Brewer Tow Board. His record beat the prior world record by over a foot, but the premature announcement (by others, not by McNamara) proved a source of controversy in the surf world. Meanwhile, McNamara continued to search for an even larger wave.

Facts & Trivia

Garrett Ranked on the list of most popular Surfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Garrett McNamara celebrates birthday on August 10 of every year.

1st Place Nell Scott Tow Surfing Championships Billabong XXL Awards – Golden Donut Award

What happened Garrett McNamara?

Hovering around 40 percent recovery, McNamara left for his second home in Nazaré. His osteopath and Pilates instructor became his team on the other side of the Atlantic, and his recovery speeded up. A few months later, he’s now at 80 percent, but he’s not rushing anything.

Is Landon McNamara related to Garrett McNamara?

McNamara is a native son of the North Shore, son of Pipeline surfer Liam and nephew of big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara , Landon grew up with the surf in one ear and music in the other.

What happened to Andrew Cotton?

A British surf star who broke part of his back while riding waves four years ago has jumped straight back into the water – again. Andrew Cotton, 39, made headlines in November 2017 for fracturing his lower spine while surfing one of the biggest waves of all time at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal.

What is Garrett McNamara biggest wave?

Nazaré, Portugal is home to some of the biggest, most exciting waves on the planet, making it ideal for the big-wave surfing community.

Who has ridden a 100 foot wave?

100 Feet: The Never-Ending Quest On October 29, 2020, Portuguese surfer António Laureano claimed to have ridden the biggest wave ever at the infamous European beach break. The first measurement made by the University of Lisbon’s Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMHUL) led to a 101.4-foot (30.9 meters) wave.