Brazilian big-wave surfer rides a historically massive wave at Nazaré, Portugal, sparking the ongoing debate for the world record of biggest wave ever surfed.

Well, it’s official. Maya Gabeira has broken her own Guinness World Record for largest wave ever surfed by a woman, courtesy of her bomb back in February of 2020 at Nazaré, which is now deemed at 73.5 ...

It’s been a sleepy season at the world’s biggest wave. There have been moments of glory, but more so chaos, this winter at Nazaré, Portugal – particularly from a January storm, which had potential for ...

Ridge Lenny dives into the potential for massive waves incoming this season, as a potential “Godzilla El Niño” begins brewing ...

Maverick’s, Jaws, Nazaré…these are some faces on big wave surfing’s Mount Rushmore, the perennial spots, which every year, serve up some of the most unfathomably massive surf. But there’s a quiet ...

Looking back at the swell from February of 2026, when Northern California’s big-wave gauntlet, Maverick’s, went all-time, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The biggest waves produced in the ocean – at least that we know of – max out around the triple digit range. Although nobody has ...