The Pukas Pro contests were f***king raw. Parties and surf. You either attended or you were a fool. Those contests defined an era. A generation. It was wild, a time were internet didn’t exist and pros were coming to enjoy. San Sebatian and the villa of Zarautz were a pressure cooker. Late morning calls, voted by surfers as the best contest on tour, ASP recognitions and pros such as Sunny Garcia,Andy Irons, Bruce Irons, Kalani Robb, Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Tom Carroll, Damien Hardman or Taj Burrow left their footprint in the making of an epoch. It was Pukas’ biggest international leap. It was the shit.

Pukas Pro – From 1980 to 1999



Pukas Surf Poster 1er Campeonato de Surf Pukas-Tanit Gros 1980

1980 // Pukas – Tanit

I Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian

1st Iñigo Letamendia


Pukas Surf Poster 2do Campeonato de Surf Pukas Gros 1981

1981 // Pukas

II Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian

1st Ignacio Abaitua


Pukas Surf Poster Campeonato de Surf Pukas Gros 1982

1982 // Pukas

III Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian



Pukas Surf IV Surf Contest Poster 1983 Gros

1983 // Pukas

IV Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian


Pukas Surf V Surf Contest Poster 1984 Gros

1984 // Pukas

V Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian


Pukas Surf VI Surf Contest Poster 1985 Gros

1985 // Pukas

VI Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian




Pukas Surf VII Surf Contest Poster 1986 Gros

1986 // Pukas – Tanit

VII Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian


Pukas Surf VIII Surf Contest Poster 1987 Gros Zarautz

1987 // Pukas

VIII Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian

Playa de Zarautz


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1988 Zarautz

1988 // Pukas Rip Curl Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Damien Hardman (AUS)

2nd. Tom Carroll (AUS)



Pukas Surf X Surf Contest Poster 1989 Gros

1989 // Pukas

X Pukas Contest

Playa de Gros – San Sebastian

1st. Ibon Amatriain

2nd. Jorge Imbert

3rd. Pablo Postigo

4th Nick Lavery


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1989 Zarautz

1989 // Pukas Rip Curl Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Derek Ho (HAW)

2nd. Martin Potter (GBR)

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Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1990 Zarautz

1990 // Pukas Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Sunny Garcia (HAW)

2nd. Tom Carrol (AUS)



Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1992 Zarautz

1992 // Pukas Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Sunny Garcia (HAW)

2nd. Flavio Padaratz (BRA)


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1993 Zarautz

1993 // Pukas Fortuna

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Mark Bannister (AUS)

2nd. Fabio Gouveia (BRA)


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1993 Zarautz

1995 // Pukas OP Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Fabio Gouveia (BRA)

2nd. Todd Prestage (AUS)



Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1996 Zarautz

1996 // Pukas OP Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Flavio Padaratz (BRA)

2nd. Danny Melhado (USA)


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1997 Zarautz

1997 // Pukas OP Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Taj Burrow (AUS)

2nd. Victor Ribas (AUS)


Pukas Surf Pukas Pro Surf Contest Poster 1999 Zarautz

1999 // Pukas Ballantine’s Pro

Playa de Zarautz

1st. Shawn Sutton (HAW)

2nd. Shane Bevan (AUS)