A British surfer may have broken the world record for the biggest wave ridden by a woman. Laura Crane is awaiting confirmation on whether she surpassed the existing mark of 73.5ft (22.4m), held by ...

The spirit of Mavericks came to Mexico last week for a few hours of big-wave surfing magic, and it was strong on Bay Area influence. For an elite San Francisco performer, it was the successful early ...

Nazaré is a nightmare. And this week, during the opening days of the swell season, the Portuguese beast lived up to its reputation with international tow teams enduring some serious carnage. (See the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Women surfers want the right to compete in Titans of Mavericks' monstrous waves event held south of San Francisco. The California Coastal Commission recently gave a boost to their ...

Surfers Lucas Chianca, 30, of Brazil and Justine Dupont, 34, of France were crowned champions at the 2025-26 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, on Saturday. Nic von ...

A British woman is waiting for confirmation that she has broken the world record for the biggest wave ever taken on by a female surfer. The 30-year-old believes the wave was bigger than the 73.5ft one ...

This fall, the world’s best female big-wave riders will have a chance to prove their mettle at the original — and still most legendary — big-wave spot on Earth: Waimea Bay. It’ll be called the “Red ...

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The Big Game may be on Sunday, but on Saturday, the big wave world will turn its eyes to Todos Santos for the annual Thriller at Killers surf contest. Event organizers have given the official ...

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...