Currently, the Guinness World Record for the “ largest wave surfed (unlimited) by a female” is held by retired Brazilian big ...

On December 19th, 2025, Brazilian big wave charger Rodrigo Koxa rode what some are calling a 29.15-meter (95.64-foot wave) at ...

LOVE Island star Laura Crane may have just surfed the biggest wave ever by a woman as she tackled a huge swell in Portugal.

Laura Crane, a 30-year-old from Devon, hopes to have broken a world record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.

Nazaré is not to be trifled with. Sure, there are the claims that the wave is one giant mushburger, and therefore not as heavy as other XXL spots like Jaws or Maverick’s or wherever. But still, the ...

SANTA MONICA, California -- A Brazilian smashed the world record for the largest wave ever surfed when he rode a monster wave off Portugal. The World Surf League's judges determined that a wave ...

It's no secret that Brazilians have been making a mark in the surf world for years, a lá, the Brazilian Storm. But to think it only applies to competitive surfing like the Qualifying Series (QS) - ...

Brazil has its fair share of heavy waves. “Shock” a wave near Niterói, immediately comes to mind. Brazil also hosts it’s own “Brazilian Nazaré,” aka Laje da Jaguaruna. Still, heavy slab waves and big ...

There’s a chance that a sauna builder in Santa Cruz County could have a world record to his name this fall. Wilem Banks is a soft-spoken woodworker from Santa Cruz who, in December, paddled into the ...

The 30-year-old believes the wave was bigger than the 73.5ft one surfed by current world record holder Maya Gabeira of Brazil ...

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Big-wave surfer Andrew Cotton is not keen on heights yet plummeting down the side of an 80ft Atlantic breaker feels like the most natural thing in the world to the Englishman ...