Brazilian big wave legend Chumbo rides a 14.82m wave (48ft) in the state of Santa Catarina has set a new record for the ...

It was big waves and big performances at the 2025 Pico Alto Pro as one of the world's most distinguished big-wave events ...

From world record paddles to tow-assisted giants, here are 10 of the biggest waves ever surfed at Jaws, Nazaré and Cortes Bank.

Frenchman Laurent Pujol, riding epic swells across the world on a custom Jet Ski, has one of the most singular jobs in ...

Three-time Big-Wave World Champ Grant “Twiggy” Baker gave us his insights on which waves–and which days—helped define the decade.

Big wave surfers: We decided to write our picks for the five most influential big-wave surfers of all time, from present day way back to the 1950s.

Massive hurricane strikes Caribbean and East Coast, sending carnage and surf with it – but the biggest wave from the storm ...

Like many extreme sports, big wave surfing is male-dominated. Portuguese surfer Joana Andrade is one of a handful of women trying to change that, and the documentary "Big vs. Small" follows her in ...

Brave or reckless? A group of thrill-seeking surfers plunged into raging waters during one of the biggest storms to hit Europe in recent times – one of them thinks he might have broken the ...

A Brazilian surfer might have ridden the biggest wave of all time on Monday. Carlos Burle got in the water at Praia do Norte in Portugal with three other surfers with the express intent of catching… ...

Warming oceans have created a golden age for surfing, but the sport’s athletes worry about what the changes mean.