From Maverick’s to Jaws to Nazaré, new world record potentials for “largest wave ever surfed” have recently rolled in. But why are people still debating?

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

American surfer Alessandro Slebir is believed to have conquered the biggest wave of all time, successfully riding an ...

American Slebir is believed to have conquered the biggest wave of all time, successfully riding an estimated 108-foot monster. Slebir, 23, achieved the feat at M ...

El Porto surfer Nic Lamb places fifth in a Hawaiian contest only held in 30-foot-plus waves by Kevin Cody Nic Lamb knew at 12 ...

On Christmas Eve, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?

Incredible footage captured the impressive feat and showed Slebir fearlessly riding the enormous wave as it swelled to more ...

Everest every day of the week for 100 years, it never moves,” Bill Sharp, who has spent decades orchestrating the world’s most rigorous big wave surfing awards, told the Los Angeles Times.

The same storm that destroyed the Santa Cruz wharf may have also created the largest wave ever surfed — bringing the record to California.

Image via YouTube Gnarly, dude! A California surfer hanged ten big time on a recent wave and may have just surfed his way ...