A California surfer may have set a new world record with a wave he caught last month, and the video of the feat looks like a scene straight out of

At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped and floating in the ocean, Alessandro “Alo” Slebir pointed his surfboard down the face of a growing wall of water.

One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December 23 while professional photographers documented the Pacific Ocean’s raw power.

Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is believed to be the largest wave ever surfed. The monumental… The post California Surfer Alessandro Slebir May Have Surpassed World Record for Largest Wave Surfed appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News,

Alo Slebir, 23, rode a wave at Mavericks on Dec. 23 that is estimated to be 108 feet tall. If confirmed, he will hold the world record.

A surfer in California might have beaten the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed on December 23, with one estimate placing it at 108 feet tall, substantially above the current 86-foot record.

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At least some members of the surfing community are confident there's a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed, recorded at California's own Mavericks Beach, about 25 miles south of San Francisco.