The August 2011 issue of Surfer magazine listed the 100 best waves. The majority of them were from Hawaii, Indo, and Australia but six Cali spots made the cut:
Rincon – #19
Lower Trestles – #28
Maverick’s – #55
Malibu – #59
Sandspit – #77
Blacks – #97
From the magazine:
Ranking waves? What were we thinking? It’s like trying to rank art pieces or putting a value on individual snowflakes.
We sent out ballots to surfers, photographers, journalists, and explorers – asking them to stick their necks out and provide us with their 20 best waves, listed in order of preference.