So it’s fitting that at one point in his career, Garrett rode the largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré. Clocked at around 78 ...

Nic von Rupp has surfed a lot of huge waves in his life, but Storm Herminia created one wave so big it eclipsed all his others. And as you can already guess, the term “world record” is being ...

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Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself.

Big-wave surfers have made pilgrimages to the town since 2011, when a video of Garrett McNamara barreling down a 78-foot wave established it as having one of the planet’s biggest breaks.

regarding the largest wave ever surfed. To recap, there was Alo Slebir’s estimated 108-footer at Maverick’s; a supposed 98-footer from Nic Von Rupp at Nazaré; and an as-of-yet measured ...

“All I know is that it’s the biggest wave I’ve ever seen at Mavericks and lot of people who have surfed there a long time are saying the same thing," he adds. "So it’s pretty cool to have ...

She overcame a life-threatening injury to shatter the Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a woman—a 73.5-foot wave at Nazaré in 2020. Gabiera shattered the barriers in a male ...

Pepe with his brother, Juan Martín, in their family's farm in Soriano, Uruguay The surfer “Pepe” Gomez slid this week what may be the biggest wave ever surfed by an Uruguayan. He did it in ...

Robyn Larg, from the Isle of Tiree, Argyll, surfed a wave estimated to be around ... Ben scooped third place in the 2025 Tudor Nazare Big Wave Challenge, surfing 40ft Atlantic rollers.

This list might focus on the biggest waves ever surfed, but don’t forget about other record heights out there. Some paddle waves can almost reach Dunpont's 70.5-footer. Paddle surfers in Hawaii ...

making Slebir a contender to break the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner holds the record, 93.73 feet, for his epic ride at Nazaré, Portugal ...