Satellite data confirmed the record-breaking swells that powered Hawaii’s Eddie Aikau Invitational surfing competition and ...

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) - ...

Via satellite monitoring, scientists detect unprecedented swell in the Pacific Ocean from 2024 storm, which brought huge ...

In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A few years later, the four-story wall of water was confirmed to be the most ...

R iver wave surfing, the niche offshoot of traditional surfing, is surprisingly steeped in history – dating back to the seventies, and spawning out of the unlikely location of Munich, Germany, river ...

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 ...

Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- 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 ...