SANTA MONICA, California -- A Brazilian smashed the world record for the largest wave ever surfed when he rode a monster wave off Portugal. The World Surf League's judges determined that a wave ...

A monster wave off Portugal has produced a world record for a Brazilian surfer. The World Surf League says Rodrigo Koxa has ridden the biggest wave ever surfed. At the group's Big Wave Awards in Santa ...

On December 19th, 2025, Brazilian big wave charger Rodrigo Koxa rode what some are calling a 29.15-meter (95.64-foot wave) at ...

Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

Mythological, massive waves – much like giant squids, ghost ships, and Lovecraftian undersea monsters – have long been a staple in maritime folklore. Seafarers returning to land, sipping ale under ...

After watching an episode of 100 Foot Wave, the HBO series featuring big wave surfer Garrett McNamara, you'll likely be left with goosebumps—it's anxiety-inducing to watch humans tumble down monstrous ...

HBO’s 100 Foot Wave, which premiered earlier this month, follows a group of big wave riders as they travel the globe hunting for the planet's biggest swells The docuseries is about "so much more" than ...

The Emmy-winning docuseries 100 Foot Wave returns to HBO with five new episodes for us to watch, fascinated, as professional surfers dance on the crumbling rim of a monstrous wall of water. Directed ...