12| Conner Coffin
Birthday: July 13, 1993
Hometown: Santa Barbara, California

A prodigious talent from California’s Gold Coast, Conner Coffin has the potential to be the next big regular-footer to come out of Santa Barbara. The 2006 NSSA open boys champion, at nationals last year he took out Ezekiel Lau, Kolohe Andino and Luke Davis to cement his reputation as one of America's top groms. "I have seen a ton of young surfers in my day. I have watched their development and seen their potential" explains Bob Hurley. "Coffin is one of those rare individuals that only comes along every so often.