Big wave surfing is one of the ultimate thrills, where surfers conquer massive walls of water that defy comprehension. The unquenchable thirst for adrenaline and pursuit of world records is a ...

A sleepy Portuguese town has become unmissable for surfers as its home to some of the biggest and most dangerous waves in the ...

As a refresher, the current Guinness World Record holder for “largest wave surfed” is held by Sebastian Steudtner with an 86-footer also at Nazaré in 2020.

which took 18 months to recognize Steudtner’s world record. Slebir, who described the wave as an “extraordinary cartoonish barrel,” doesn’t care how big the wave was. “Regardless of the ...

Slebir’s ride was captured on video and is under review by the World Surf League and Guinness World Records. The world record currently stands at 86 feet. Mavericks, the legendary Northern California ...

It was here in 2012 that he towed American surfer Garrett McNamara into what the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed as the biggest wave ever surfed. It was also in Nazaré, in 2017 ...

On December 23 2024, 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir rode a wave at Mavericks surf break that has been estimated by some at 108 feet tall, a potential new world record. With the end of ...

One of the world’s largest wave stations is to be constructed in the Western Isles of Scotland. Scottish ministers have granted consent for npower renewables application to operate a wave farm with a ...

With the competition window now open for the 2025 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge, discover what makes this form of surfing so compelling and find out where the world's biggest waves can be found.

On December 22, 2024, while the surf world’s collective eye was fixed on Waimea Bay during the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big-Wave Invitational, lensman Fred Pompermayer was in the channel at Jaws ...