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?

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

A Santa Cruz surfer rode a massive California wave last week that was estimated to be 108 feet tall, making it a potential ...

A surfer in California might have beaten the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed on December 23, with one estimate ...

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?

One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big ...

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

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 ...

“That is the world record.” The wave is already a contender for this year’s Big Wave Challenge, according to Bill Sharp, the contest’s organizer and an authority on big wave surfin ...

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