“I knew it was big when I paddled into it," Enever told the WSL after the record was announced. "When I took off, I looked down, and I knew it was definitely the biggest wave I've ever caught. I knew it was the wave of my life, the whole way it all came together and the...
* Sebastian Steudtner’s 93.73-foot wave: This is the current largest wave ever surfed, ridden by German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner in Nazaré, Portugal in 2024. * Rodrigo Koxa’s 80-foot wave: This was the previous world record, set in 2017, also at Nazaré, Portugal. It’...
But the wave was never officially submitted as a potential world record-breaker. On December 14, 2018, Tom Butler took off on a humungous wall of water at the infamous Portuguese surf break. Several independent sources stated that the British had ridden a 100-foot wave at Praia do Norte, b...
Nazaré, Portugal, attracts surfers and observers from around the world for its world-class surfing waves, and last November Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa set the record for surfing the biggest-wave ever, at 80 feet. The same day, a British surfer broke his back on a similar wave. The silv...
The beach has become famous for surfers around the world after Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a world record for the largest wave surfed in 2011.China STR/AFP/Getty Images Residents gather to see huge waves stirred up by strong wind as typhoon Soudelor draws near the mainland of China...
Nazaré, Portugal is famous for its record-breaking waves, particularly in the big wave surfing community. The waves at Nazaré are some of the biggest and most powerful in the world, attracting surfers from all over to tackle these massive swells. The largest wave ever surfed was at Nazaré...
which gives the waves an almost unimpeded run as they tumble and rumble towards the shore. At the culmination of this trench is Praia do Norte (North Beach), home to a spectacular mediaeval fort and a big wave adventure experience like no other – the largest waves ever surfed on earth. ...
In second and third place are two spearheads of the massive Spanish streaming community – Raul ‘AuronPlay’ Alvarez and Ibai ‘ibai’ Llanos. Along with a few others in that top ten list, they have surfed the wave of popularity that has swept across the Spanish-speaking community on Twitch...
B.Maya surfed the biggest ,tallest wave of the year.C.Maya completed the Challenge with the help of a rope.D.Maya was quite sure of her new record during the challenge.(3)What's the significance of Maya's success? DA.It made her the greatest female surfer in the w...
It looks like you may have surfed one of the biggest waves ever towed into here in Nazare or possibly the biggest wave rode anywhere. Tell us about this wave and what was going on in your mind while you were dropping into this mountain. What were u thinking and feeling?