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

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?

On December 22, 2024, while the surf world’s collective eye was fixed on Waimea Bay during the 2024 Eddie Aikau Big-Wave ...

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped ...

Measuring and certifying a surfing world record is difficult for a LOT of reasons, mainly due to it being insanely hard to accurately measure the height ...

A surfer in California might have beaten the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed on December 23, with one estimate placing it at 108 feet tall, substantially above the current 86-foot record ...

Earning a spot on the prestigious list of big-wave surfers invited to compete at “The Eddie” is considered among the greatest honors in surfing. For two decades, San Clemente surfer Greg Long ...

While strolling on a beach in Maui over the weekend before Christmas, admiring the massive waves that were pounding the coast – the same ones that were fueling the iconic Eddie Aikau Big Wave ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — With the high surf advisory in place in San Diego County until Christmas Day, concerns about the impacts on the natural and manmade structures along the coast remain top ...

(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG) This will not be the week to hit the waves to learn to surf ... big waves rolled into platform Esther on Sunday. It is a novelty wave ...

Brian Bielmann, one of the most tenured and hardworking North Shore photographers around, was on hand to capture the action for the 2024 Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational and didn't miss ...