If this year's Billabong XXL Awards are any indication, waves aren't the only things getting bigger. The known big-wave universe is growing as well. In addition to familiar big waves such as Maverick's and Todos Santos, XXL finalists have come in from spots that weren't even known about a decade ago, like Ghost Tree in Monterey, Shipstern's Bluff in Tasmania or Playa Gris in Spain.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/14645_thumb.jpg" alt="BILLABONG XXL (Biggest wave of the year) Contest" title="BILLABONG XXL (Biggest wave of the year) Contest" width="150" height="90" alt="BILLABONG XXL (Biggest wave of the year) Contest"/>
