Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself.

Nic Von Rupp was just in Madeira to surf one of the biggest swells of the decade. Of course he scored, big time.

The wave is too quick. He gets swallowed up in the teeth of the aptly named Jaws. No completion. Biggest wipeout at Jaws ever? Maybe. When speaking to SURFER about the session a month ago ...

making Slebir a contender to break the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. Germany’s Sebastian Steudtner holds the record, 93.73 feet, for his epic ride at Nazaré, Portugal ...

Wave pools are, in that sense, like a skatepark. And so, it might make sense that skateboarders with a penchant towards surf ...

A Scottish surfer hopes to win his next competition after taking on the world’s biggest wave in Portugal. Ben Larg made history as the first Scottish surfer to be invited to the Nazare Big Wave ...

Big wave surfing is one of the most extreme and awe-inspiring action sports in the world. These surfers not only push the sport to its outer limits but also carve paths through infamy by pushing ...

From kiteboarding and windsurfing to foiling and big wave surfing, Hawaii's Kai Lenny does it all and at an expert level.

Clark, who witnessed Slebir’s feat, knew he’d seen a once-in-a-lifetime ride. "I think I can probably say that it’s the biggest wave I’ve ever seen ridden out there,” he says. That evening, when ...

Maya Gabreira is one of the most accomplished female big wave surfers in history. She overcame a life-threatening injury to shatter the Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a woman ...

The Nazaré Big Wave Challenge returns and you can witness all of the action, live from Portugal, right here!