When I came off the back, I cried straight away. The adrenaline is incomparable." Currently, the Guinness World Record for the “ largest wave surfed (unlimited) by a female” is held by retired ...

A new contender for the coveted, hotly-debated “biggest wave ever surfed” title has emerged. This time, from a familiar face in the race; but the location is no surprise. On December 19th, 2025, ...

A newly released study claims it dethroned the biggest-recorded wave ridden by Sebastian Steudtner at Nazaré in 2020. With new methodology, they say a wave ridden by Brazilian Vini dos Santos in 2022 ...