On Dec. 23, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — 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 ...

Slebir, a 23-year-old Santa Cruz local, caught a towering wave at the Mavericks surf spot near Half Moon Bay that was recently estimated by Mavericks Rescue Team to be 108 feet tall, which would ...

ESPN did their homework on this one. If you’re going big-picture at Maverick’s, Jeff Clark and Mark Sponsler are two guys who ...

Big wave surfers, photographers, and safety personnel watch from the channel as Santa Cruz's Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rides a wave at Mavericks, located off the coast of Half Moon Bay, that was ...

Veteran big wave surfer Alo Slebir was in the right place on the right day when he found himself riding a wave calculated to be 108 feet high at Northern California’s Mavericks ...

Alessandro “Alo” Slebir catches a wave at Mavericks in Half Moon Bay on Dec. 23, 2024. (Photo by Frank Quirarte) The current world record is held by European surfer Sebastian Steudtner, who ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — 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 ...