Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Surfer Garrett McNamara rides what is thought to be one of the largest waves ever surfed at Nazare in Portugal. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/theshowbiz411 and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/thisisgenius

You’re on the hunt for the biggest, raddest wave imaginable. You know that the world record for the largest wave ever surfed was set by Rodrigo Koxa in 2017 when he successfully rode a 24 meter (80 ft) wave at Nazaré. And you want to go ever bigger. But water is heavy. A 10 meter (33 ft) wave with a 20 meter (66 ft) wide lip weighs 410000 kilograms (410 tonnes). If you wipeout, the equivalent weight of four Blue Whales would come crashing down on you.

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A surfer from Hawaii says he has broken a new record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Garrett McNamara caught the estimated 90-foot wave off a beach in Nazare, Portgual, around 93 miles north of Lisbon. (Nov. 10)