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

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 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?

The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, commonly referred to as surfing’s most prestigious event, has only run 11 times since ...

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

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

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

Hawaii’s Landon McNamara made waves—literally and figuratively—after capturing the prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational on Sunday at Waimea Bay. The North Shore surfer joined Kelly in the ...

Photograph of Alessandro Slebir surfing on the potentially world record breaking wave taken by the Big Wave Challenge group. Photograph of Alessandro Slebir surfing on the potentially world record ...

the contest’s organizer and an authority on big wave surfing. Sharp told SFGATE that while he thought Quirarte’s 108-foot estimation was “generous,” he added that the wave is “absolutely ...