On December 23 2024, 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir rode a wave at Mavericks surf break that has been estimated by some at 108 feet tall, a potential new world record. With the end of 2024 ...

For big-wave surfers, there’s no greater thrill than looking at a wall of water and saying, “Yeah, I can ride that.” But make no mistake: Wading into the world’s biggest surf spots requires decades of ...

Big wave surfing's totally predictable trend of immediately marketing the latest bomb of the day as a "world record" or "first 100-foot wave" is...annoying.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The bay has called the day! The 2024 Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is officially a go, organizers announced Friday morning. The contest is set to begin at 8 a.m. Sunday ...

Foot shark believed to be a possible great white filmed off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal – the world’s biggest wave.

There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

It started with a high school marching band and ended with an 88-year-old surf legend handing out one of the marquee awards of the night. A lot happened in between acts at the 2025 Big Wave Challenge, ...

Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...

Brazilian surfers Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabeira dominated at Nazaré’s Big Wave Challenge on Monday, with the legendary Portuguese coastline boasting waves between 30 and 40 feet. With the waves ...

Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the German is looking to science and technology to chase a new high.