On that trip, San Clemente’s Mike Parsons broke a world record with a 66-foot wave and the secret was out. Big-wave surfers took pilgrimages to Cortes Bank, sharing photos and videos of their feats.

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave ...

The gray color is a maximum wave height of 70 feet to 80 feet high. Maximum wave forecast in feet from December 24 to Friday, December 27, 2024. NOAA.

February 11, 2020, was a momentous day for women in big wave surfing. Red Bull surfer Justine Dupont rode a 70-foot (21.5m) wave at Nazaré, on the same day as Maya Gabeira’s 73-foot (22.3m) wave.

However, Surfing Today photographer Ryan Craig, who was recording the day's events, said: "To me, it looked like a 70-foot wave." What Happens Next.

When you’re careening down a 70-foot wave at over 50 miles an hour, you can’t afford to be anything but fully present. This is the state of flow. I also compared the concept of “no mind” to the ...

On that trip, San Clemente’s Mike Parsons broke a world record with a 66-foot wave and the secret was out. Big-wave surfers took pilgrimages to Cortes Bank, sharing photos and videos of their feats.

However, Surfing Today photographer Ryan Craig, who was recording the day's events, said: "To me, it looked like a 70-foot wave." What Happens Next.