Portugal's National Maritime Authority said in a statement. Freire was seen as a big-wave pioneer in the surfing community, who travelled the world to surf giant waves. "We didn't have any safety.

A 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer may have broken the world record to become the first person to ride a 100-foot wave.

Alo Slebir, 23, rode a wave at Mavericks on Dec. 23 that is estimated to be 108 feet tall. If confirmed, he will hold the world record.

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The current Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed is held by Sebastian Steudtner, who successfully mounted an 86-foot wave off the coast of Norte, Portugal ... by the Big Wave ...

Portugal. Slebir told SFGATE Monday that he’s not dwelling on the wave’s exact height. “Regardless of the number, it really doesn’t matter how big the wave was to me,” Slebir said.

SFGATE reported that Santa Cruz, California resident Alessandro “Alo” Slebir had possibly broken the Guinness World Record by surfing a 108-foot wave in December at the Mavericks surfing location at ...