The following lists present the current title holders of each surfing theme.
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Height | Surfer | Place | Date | Notes/Event |
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86 feet (26.2 m) | Sebastian Steudtner | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 29 October 2020 | Current Guinness World Record. [1] |
80 feet (24.4 m) | Rodrigo Koxa | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 8 November 2017 | Previous Guinness World Record 2017–2020. [2] Awarded the Quiksilver XXL Biggest Wave Award by the World Surf League (WSL). [3] [4] |
78 feet (23.8 m) | Garrett McNamara | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 1 November 2011 | Guinness World Record 2011–2017. [3] [4] |
77 feet (23.5 m) | Mike Parsons | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 5 January 2008 | Guinness World Record 2008–2011. [3] [4] [5] |
73.5 feet (22.4 m) | Maya Gabeira | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | Female World Record. [4] [6] [7] cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] |
70.5 feet (21.5 m) | Justine Dupont | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | Estimated based on a graph by the World Surf League. [9] WSL Ride of the Year [8] |
70 feet (21.3 m) | Kai Lenny | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] |
70 feet (21.3 m) | Pete Cabrinha | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 15 January 2016 | Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award and $70,000. [3] |
68 feet (20.7 m) | Carlos Burle | Mavericks, Northern California | 2001 | Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. [4] |
68 feet (20.7 m) | Maya Gabeira | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | January 2018 | [10] |
66 feet (20.1 m) | Makua Rothman | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 2002 | Awarded the 2003 Billabong XXL Award [11] |
66 feet (20.1 m) | Mike Parsons | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 2001 | Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. Awarded $66,000; the highest prize ever awarded in the history of professional surfing [12] [4] |
64 feet (19.5 m) | Mike Parsons | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | Wave was filmed by helicopter and used as the opening scene of the 2003 film Billabong Odyssey [12] | |
63 feet (19.2 m) | Aaron Gold | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 15 January 2016 | [4] |
61 feet (18.6 m) | Shawn Dollar | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 21 December 2012 | Paddle-in world record (without the help of a tow) [4] [13] Billabong XXL Big Wave Award |
There are various ways to measure the height of a wave. [14] Miguel Moreira, professor at University of Lisbon's Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMHUL) denotes that "in order to announce world records, all waves should be measured using the same method". WSL has its own method of measuring the height of a wave and has partnered with Guinness World Records to award world record certificates. Below are some claims of surfed waves that were/are not yet recognized by WSL:
Distance | Surfer | Place | Date | Notes/Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
1,184 kilometres (735.7 mi) | Kite the Reef (team) | Vlassoff Cay to Cape York | between August 13 and 21, 2015 | Longest kitesurfing journey by a team. [19] |
862 kilometres (535.6 mi) | Francisco Lufinha | Lisbon to Madeira | between July 5 and 7, 2015 | Longest non-stop kitesurfing journey by a man. [19] |
489 kilometres (303.9 mi) | Anke Brandt | Amwaj Islands to Al Dar Island | April 2016 | Longest continuous kitesurfing journey by a woman. [19] |
Abbie Girl, an Australian Kelpie, completed a distance of 107.2 metres (351.7 ft) at a dog surfing contest at Huntington Beach on October 18, 2011. [20]
The following lists present the current title holders of each surfing theme.
This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (July 2021) |
Height | Surfer | Place | Date | Notes/Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
86 feet (26.2 m) | Sebastian Steudtner | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 29 October 2020 | Current Guinness World Record. [1] |
80 feet (24.4 m) | Rodrigo Koxa | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 8 November 2017 | Previous Guinness World Record 2017–2020. [2] Awarded the Quiksilver XXL Biggest Wave Award by the World Surf League (WSL). [3] [4] |
78 feet (23.8 m) | Garrett McNamara | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 1 November 2011 | Guinness World Record 2011–2017. [3] [4] |
77 feet (23.5 m) | Mike Parsons | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 5 January 2008 | Guinness World Record 2008–2011. [3] [4] [5] |
73.5 feet (22.4 m) | Maya Gabeira | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | Female World Record. [4] [6] [7] cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] |
70.5 feet (21.5 m) | Justine Dupont | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | Estimated based on a graph by the World Surf League. [9] WSL Ride of the Year [8] |
70 feet (21.3 m) | Kai Lenny | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | 11 February 2020 | cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] |
70 feet (21.3 m) | Pete Cabrinha | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 15 January 2016 | Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award and $70,000. [3] |
68 feet (20.7 m) | Carlos Burle | Mavericks, Northern California | 2001 | Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. [4] |
68 feet (20.7 m) | Maya Gabeira | Praia do Norte, Nazaré | January 2018 | [10] |
66 feet (20.1 m) | Makua Rothman | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 2002 | Awarded the 2003 Billabong XXL Award [11] |
66 feet (20.1 m) | Mike Parsons | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 2001 | Billabong XXL Big Wave Award. Awarded $66,000; the highest prize ever awarded in the history of professional surfing [12] [4] |
64 feet (19.5 m) | Mike Parsons | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | Wave was filmed by helicopter and used as the opening scene of the 2003 film Billabong Odyssey [12] | |
63 feet (19.2 m) | Aaron Gold | Jaws beach, Peʻahi | 15 January 2016 | [4] |
61 feet (18.6 m) | Shawn Dollar | Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean | 21 December 2012 | Paddle-in world record (without the help of a tow) [4] [13] Billabong XXL Big Wave Award |
There are various ways to measure the height of a wave. [14] Miguel Moreira, professor at University of Lisbon's Faculty of Human Kinetics (FMHUL) denotes that "in order to announce world records, all waves should be measured using the same method". WSL has its own method of measuring the height of a wave and has partnered with Guinness World Records to award world record certificates. Below are some claims of surfed waves that were/are not yet recognized by WSL:
Distance | Surfer | Place | Date | Notes/Event |
---|---|---|---|---|
1,184 kilometres (735.7 mi) | Kite the Reef (team) | Vlassoff Cay to Cape York | between August 13 and 21, 2015 | Longest kitesurfing journey by a team. [19] |
862 kilometres (535.6 mi) | Francisco Lufinha | Lisbon to Madeira | between July 5 and 7, 2015 | Longest non-stop kitesurfing journey by a man. [19] |
489 kilometres (303.9 mi) | Anke Brandt | Amwaj Islands to Al Dar Island | April 2016 | Longest continuous kitesurfing journey by a woman. [19] |
Abbie Girl, an Australian Kelpie, completed a distance of 107.2 metres (351.7 ft) at a dog surfing contest at Huntington Beach on October 18, 2011. [20]