Record No.
MRB-2026-005861
Largest wave ever surfed
Sports
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Record Holder
Sebastian Steudtner
Portugal
Category
Sports
Country
Portugal
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PT )
Achievement Date
29 October 2020
Verification Status
Reference
Record Description
German big-wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner rode a 26.21-meter (86-foot) wave off Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal, on October 29, 2020, the largest wave ever officially surfed according to Guinness World Records. Nazare's underwater canyon funnels open-ocean swells into some of the biggest breaking waves on the planet, drawing top big-wave surfers each winter. The record has turned the small fishing town into a global surfing landmark.
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