Opinion
The Inertia on MSNOpinion
Can we please stop claiming world records every time a surfer catches a giant Nazare wave?
Big wave surfing's totally predictable trend of immediately marketing the latest bomb of the day as a "world record" or "first 100-foot wave" is...annoying.
On December 23 2024, 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir rode a wave at Mavericks surf break that has been estimated by some at 108 feet tall, a potential new world record. With the end of 2024 ...
For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...
There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...
Professional surfer Jojo Roper is always on the hunt for the “biggest, best” wave. That goal took the La Jolla resident to Northern California’s Mavericks surf break, famed for its huge waves. In the ...
The road to the 2027 Royal Rumble will take WWE and its superstars overseas, with one of the stops centered in Dublin, Ireland. Zuffa Boxing 10 went down earlier today (Sat., Aug. 8, 2026) inside ...
Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building. The record was set in the picturesque ...
View post: American Airlines Quietly Changes 24-Hour Refund Policy For big-wave surfers, there’s no greater thrill than looking at a wall of water and saying, “Yeah, I can ride that.” But make no ...
Brazilian surfers Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabeira dominated at Nazaré’s Big Wave Challenge on Monday, with the legendary Portuguese coastline boasting waves between 30 and 40 feet. With the waves ...
Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the German is looking to science and technology to chase a new high.
Big waves are making waves on the big stage. The HBO hit series “100 Foot Wave” earned two Creative Arts Emmy awards this week – nabbing the nod for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series award ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results