Barron Mamiya

Barron Mamiya (born January 27, 2000) is an American professional surfer from Hawaii. He represents Hawaii on the World Surf League Championship Tour. Mamiya first competed in the Junior World Surf League in 2012 at age 11 and won the Men's Pro Junior Vans US Open of Surfing in 2018.

Biography He was born and raised in the North Shore community of Haleiwa, Oahu, an island in Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, routinely paddling out with his father after work. Mamiya has referenced his love for the sport and lack of other options in Hawaii as being principal motivating factors in his pursuit of surfing.

As a young surfer, Mamiya juggled the challenges of both being a young surfer "grom" (the lowest in the surfing pecking order) in the state and the inherent dangers of surfing the islands' most popular, yet notoriously dangerous breaks. "Being a grom out there, surfing, it's hard, you don't catch a lot of waves … you've got to be fully committed, because if you're not … you can get super hurt".

Career Since his entry into the Junior World Surf League in 2012 at age 11, Mamiya has established himself as "one of the most promising young surfers" in the world. His surfing stance is regular, and his specialities include aerial maneuvers and big-wave barrels. He was crowned champion in the Sunset Pro Junior, Papara Pro Junior Tahiti and Pipe Pro Junior while claiming the runner-up position in the Hurley Surf Club Pro Junior. He managed an average of 13.72 in per heat and 4.28 per wave over the four competitions. He was granted entry after the withdrawal of American surfer Kelly Slater.

Prior to the event, in an interview with Michael Ciaramella from Stab magazine, Mamiya stated that he felt "no pressure at all" and appreciated the opportunity to express himself free from the usual weight of expectation. His inclusion in this event reflects his growing influence in the surfing world. He finished the season in 16th place.

Mamiya didn't have a standout year in 2023, finishing in 12th place. In 2024, in the first event of the year, he made history. For the first time in his career he won the Lexus Pipe Pro, the most classic stage of the CT, defeating John John Florence in the final in an epic confrontation. After this result he had a modest year and was in 14th place.

In the 2025 season, Mamiya made history once again, defending the champion title against Leonardo Fioravanti at Pipe, joining a select group of multi-champions at Pipeline.

Career Victories WCT WinsYearEventVenueCountry 2025 Lexus Pipe ProBanzai Pipeline, Oahu 2024 Lexus Pipe ProBanzai Pipeline, Oahu 2022 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Sunset Beach, Oahu WQS WinsYear Event VenueCountry 2022 2022 Sunset Pro Sunset Beach, Oahu Juniors WinsYear Event VenueCountry 2018 Vans US Open of Surfing - Men's Jr.Huntington Beach, California 2017 Pipe Pro JuniorBanzai Pipeline, Oahu 2017 Papara Pro Junior TahitiPaparā, Tahiti 2017 Sunset Pro JuniorSunset Beach, Oahu

Surfing Videography He has featured or starred in a number of surfing videos, displaying his skills on YouTube.

"Hurley Youth: Barron Mamiya" Mamiya's first major video came through his sponsorship with Hurley in April 2016. The film both interviewed him about his early exposure to surfing, retelling the story of how he "fought his way into the Pipeline pecking order" and became "a face of the future." The video highlights Mamiya's "effortless skill" in negotiating the eight- to ten-foot barrels of Hawaii.

Barron Mamiya Flips Out In January 2018, Barron completed one of the first backflips on a surfboard. This innovative maneuver gained more than 100,000 views on YouTube and his entry into Stab magazine's innovative 'Stab High' surf contest. This was the first surf contest of its kind and was completed in a wave pool in Texas.

Barron Mamiya and Varial Foam's "Spaceland" Gabriel Caswell was responsible for Mamiya's most recent surf short film. Released in May 2018 for Surfer magazine and Varial Surf Technology the clips demonstrate his "well rounded, progressive…smooth style" in his home break – the North Shore.