A newly released study claims it dethroned the biggest-recorded wave ridden by Sebastian Steudtner at Nazaré in 2020.

Big-wave surfer Andrew Cotton is not keen on heights yet plummeting down the side of an 80ft Atlantic breaker feels like the most natural thing in the world to the Englishman.

A new study presented in Spain claims the Brazilian surfer rode a 97-foot monster in Nazaré – potentially surpassing ...

Brazilian daredevil Maya Gabeira has improved her own world record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman, riding a 73.5 foot (22.4m) giant at Portugal's Nazare and overshadowing the top male surfers ...

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 ...

Koa Rothman is in South America, and he's in 5mm wetsuit territory. Fortunately, those cold waters have very, very good ...

Russell Bierke is a slab connoisseur, surfing the type of waves most of us would never be comfortable in. He talks about the realities of the big wave life.

On a parallel track, Naas CBS have become a major force in Leinster colleges football, contesting two Hogan Cup finals at All ...

Most days, 44-year-old Brazilian Michaela Fregonese juggles the same responsibilities as any parent: running her small travel agency, shuttling her son to and from soccer practice, and squeezing in a ...

The most dangerous waves on the planet are a combination of sheer, jaw-dropping awe and power. Only the world's most talented (or foolhardy) surfers would dare approach waves such as these.

The winners of the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition captured the ocean and its wildlife like you’ve never seen ...