A 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer may have broken the world record to become the first person to ride a 100-foot wave.

From world record paddles to tow-assisted giants, here are 10 of the biggest waves ever surfed at Jaws, Nazaré and Cortes Bank.

Big wave surfer, Maya Gabeira, has been a driving force in the surf world since the start of her professional career as a ...

Last year, during an historic swell at Nazaré, Portugal, German surfer Sebastian Steudtner allegedly broke his own Guinness World Record for “largest wave surfed” (also at Nazaré from 2020 ...

It took 18 months of review before the Guinness World Records anointed the current biggest wave ever surfed, Sebastian Steudtner’s 86-foot wave at Nazaré, Portugal. Slebir told SFGATE Monday ...

The current Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed is held by Sebastian Steudtner, who successfully mounted an 86-foot wave off the coast of Norte, Portugal, on October 29, 2020.

Nevertheless, there’s a new contender for the Guinness World Record of “Largest Wave Surfed,” as tossed ... and his 86-footer at Nazaré, Portugal in 2020. “Using the same state of the ...

If confirmed, Slebir’s wave would easily beat out the current record-holding 86-foot wave surfed by Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner off the coast of Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal.

If the wave’s size is confirmed by surfing officials through images, Slebir will have broken the Guinness World Record for “Largest Wave Surfed ... at Nazare in Portugal in 2020.

When G-Mack first flew over to Portugal to explore Nazaré at ... Garrett rode the largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré. Clocked at around 78 feet tall, it was the wave of Garrett’s life and ...