List of surfing records

The following lists present the current title holders of each surfing theme.

Largest (measured) waves surfed
See also: Big wave surfing
Height Surfer Place Date Notes/Event
80 feet (24.4 m) Rodrigo Koxa Praia do Norte, Nazaré 8 November, 2017 Awarded the Quiksilver XXL Biggest Wave Award by the World Surf League (WSL).[1][2]
78 feet (23.8 m) Garrett McNamara Praia do Norte, Nazaré 1 November 2011 At the time the biggest wave ever surfed.[1][2]
77 feet (23.5 m) Mike Parsons Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean 5 January, 2008 [1][2]
73.5 feet (22.4 m) Maya Gabeira Praia do Norte, Nazaré 11 February 2020 Female World Record.[2][3][4] cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award[5]
70.5 feet (21.5 m) Justine Dupont Praia do Norte, Nazaré 11 February 2020 WSL Ride of the Year[5]
70 feet (21.3 m) Kai Lenny Praia do Norte, Nazaré 11 February 2020 cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award[5]
70 feet (21.3 m) Pete Cabrinha Jaws beach, Peʻahi 15 January 2016 Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award and $70,000.[1]
68 feet (20.7 m) Carlos Burle Mavericks, Northern California 2001 Awarded the Billabong XXL Big Wave Award.[2]
68 feet (20.7 m) Maya Gabeira Praia do Norte, Nazaré January 2018 [6]
66 feet (20.1 m) Mike Parsons Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean 2001 [2]
63 feet (19.2 m) Aaron Gold Jaws beach, Peʻahi 15 January 2016 [2]
61 feet (18.6 m) Shawn Dollar Cortes Bank, North Pacific Ocean 21 December 2012 [2]

There are also records of a 108 feet (32.9 m) wave surfed by the French Benjamin Sanchis at Praia do Norte, though he failed to ride the wave to completion and was deemed by Billabong as a "partial tide". Garrett McNamara and Carlos Burle have also claimed to surf a 100 feet (30.5 m) wave at Praia do Norte, Garrett's record was unable to be certified and Carlo's ride is still awaiting confirmation by the Guinness World Records.[2]

Longest kitesurfing journeys
See also: Kitesurfing
Distance Surfer Place Date Notes/Event
1,184 kilometres (735.7 mi) Kite the Reef (team) Vlassoff Cay to Cape York between August 13 and 21, 2015 Longest kitesurfing journey by a team.[7]
862 kilometres (535.6 mi) Francisco Lufinha Lisbon to Madeira between July 5 and 7, 2015 Longest non-stop kitesurfing journey by a man.[7]
489 kilometres (303.9 mi) Anke Brandt Amwaj Islands to Al Dar Island April 2016 Longest continuous kitesurfing journey by a woman.[7]

Longest wave surfed by a dog
See also: Dog surfing

Abbie Girl, an Australian Kelpie, completed a distance of 107.2 metres (351.7 ft) at a dog surfing contest at Huntington Beach on October 18, 2011.[8]

References
  1. "A timeline of the biggest waves surfed as Rodrigo Koxa sets new record". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "What Are the Largest Waves Ever Surfed?". www.wetsuitwearhouse.com. Geno Seay. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. "The biggest wave surfed this year". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. "Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira breaks largest wave surfed record". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  5. "Maya Gabeira Sets New World Record, Wins cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award". World Surf League. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  6. "Female surfer sets new world record". BBC News. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. "10 Sensational Guinness World Records in the World of Surfing". booksurfcamps.com. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. "Longest wave surfed by a dog (open water)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
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