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Garrett "GMAC" McNamara (born August 10, 1967) is an American professional big wave surfer best known for setting the world record for largest wave ever surfed, as documented in the HBO series 100 Foot Wave.
100 Foot Wave is an American documentary television series directed by Chris Smith, revolving around big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara as he traveled to Nazaré, Portugal with the goal of conquering a 100-foot wave. It premiered on HBO on July 18, 2021. [1] [2] In August 2021, HBO renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on April ...
Female World Record. [4] [6] [7] cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] 70.5 feet (21.5 m) Justine Dupont: Praia do Norte, Nazaré: 11 February 2020 Estimated based on a graph by the World Surf League. [9] WSL Ride of the Year [8] 70 feet (21.3 m) Kai Lenny: Praia do Norte, Nazaré: 11 February 2020 cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award [8] 70 feet (21.3 m ...
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German surfer Sebastian Steudtner holds the title for the largest wave ever surfed with Guinness World Records and the World Surf League, after catching the 86-foot wave off at in Nazaré off the ...
An accomplished professional big wave surfer and aspiring musician, Rothman was crowned the 2015 Big Wave World Champion. [12] Rothman achieved a milestone in surfing at age 18 when he won the 2003 Billabong XXL Award for riding a 66-foot wave at Jaws on November 26, 2002 (the largest wave known to be surfed anywhere in the world that winter).
The height of the wave was reported to be abnormally high with respect to the sea state at the time of the incident. [58] In March 2014, a massive wave struck Roi-Namur in Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on an otherwise calm, sunny day, penetrating well inland, flooding parts of the island and swamping coastal roads. [59]