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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.
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]
Until January 28, 1998, when professional surfer Ken Bradshaw was photographed riding a wave with a reported 85-foot (26 m) face, it was believed that Greg Noll's 1969 photo had showed the largest wave ever photographed. During that famous swell in January 1998, several people reported seeing waves with 60–80-foot (18–24 m) faces at KaŹ»ena ...
Australian surfer Laura Enever can finally celebrate officially breaking a world record for the largest wave ever paddled into by a woman.
28-year-old Justine Dupont had the ride of her life on Nov. 14 in Nazaré, Portugal, when she potentially broke the world record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman.. The wave is estimated to ...
French surfer Justine Dupont might have broken the world record for largest wave surfed by a woman on Nov. 14 in Nazaré, Portugal. The wave was estimated to be about around 70 feet tall.
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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