Watch: Griffin Colapinto Blasts Off in Hawaii

This new clip covers Griffin’s highlights leading up to the 2025 Lexus Pipe Pro as well as his best waves in this event. It’s a great example of what makes him a uniquely elite surfer. He is equal parts traditional form and new-school flair. His roundhouse into the lip at 1:09 is a testament to his immaculate fundamentals. Yet on the next wave, he attempts a massive backside air only to snap his board on the approach. Turns, tubes, airs, Griffin brings it all to Hawaii. 

Griffin finished the Pipeline event with an equal 17th, losing in the Round of 32. Which adds to an interesting trend for the 26-year-old. For as good as a surfer he is at Pipeline, the CT result hasn’t clicked for him there. He rode a Wave of the Winter contenders at Backdoor (watch here and here) before he turned 20. One of my favorite North Shore waves of his is from this …Lost Surfboards video when he gets spat out of a barrel and sticks an enormous straight air on a 5’6” Retro Tripper. Talk about commitment.

Contest-wise, he did make the semi-finals at Pipeline in 2019, his second year on tour (lost to Gabriel Medina). Aside from that, it has been a slew of 9ths and 17ths. Whether that’s a matter of luck or frothing for the bombs, Griffin has dedicated a lot of time to the North Shore, and his surfing is better for it. It's all a matter of time.