For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the first day of the new year, a nearly 26-meter-high wave (85 feet) suddenly ...

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 Invitational, lensman Fred Pompermayer was in the channel at Jaws ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December 23 ...

American surfer Alessandro Slebir is believed to have conquered the biggest wave of all time, successfully riding an estimated 108-foot monster. Slebir, 23, achieved the feat at Mavericks surf ...

German surfer Sebastian Steudtner holds the title for the largest wave ever surfed with Guinness World Records and the World Surf League, after catching the 86-foot wave off at in Nazaré off the ...

If the wave's height is confirmed by Guinness World Records and the World Surf League, Slebir will hold the record for the largest wave surfed -- a title currently held by Sebastian Steudtner, who ...

American surfer Alessandro Slebir is believed to have conquered the biggest wave of all time, successfully riding an estimated 108-foot monster. Slebir, 23, achieved the feat at the Mavericks surf ...

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