Nathaniel Curran

Name: Nathaniel Curran

Birthday: August 6th 1984

Hometown: Oxnard, CA

The soft-spoken natural-footer from Oxnard, California grew up surfing the classic right hand point breaks of the California coast and he now marks his name as the second of the Currans who found his way their way to the elite ASP World Tour. A prodigious up-and-comer in his younger years, Curran's ascent to the top has been anything but easy. Marred by injury, Nathaniel laid it all on the line in 2008, taking out credit loans and selling his possessions to chase the dream...and it paid off. Curran was the most consistent surfer on the ASP WQS in 2008, jumping into the lead with a victory at the U.S. Open and never looking back. The Oxnard native led the second half of the season commandingly, consistently posting impressive results in several premier events, while adding his name to a short list of competitors to win two ASP 6-Star events in the 2008 season. The impressive performance demonstrated by Curran in was enough to win the ASP WQS season set him up on the dream tour….