Surfer Maya Gabeira sets new Guinness World Record (Watch)

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Surfer Maya Gabeira sets new Guinness World Record (Watch)
Surfer Maya Gabeira sets new Guinness World Record (Watch)

Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira is officially the Guinness World Record holder for the largest wave surfed – unlimited, for a female. The previous record holder? Maya Gabeira. That’s right, the 33-year-old broke her own record by five and a half feet, surfing a 73.5-foot wave (22.4 meters).

The video is just as epic as you’d expect:

She broke the record on February 11, 2020 at the inaugural WSL Nazare Tow Surfing Challenge event in Praia do Norte, Portugal, but Guinness World Record announced it on Thursday. She set the old record at Praia do Norte, Portugal in 2018.

“The wave was pretty special although it was terrifying as well!” is how Gabeira described the moment to Guinness World Records.

Teams from the University of Southern California, WaveCo Science Team and Scripps Institution of Oceanography all had to study the footage to get an accurate reading on how big it actually was. That helps explain why it took months to validate the record. They used coordinates, scientific calculations and referencing the surfers height and board length to determine the size of the wave.

Not only did Gabeira break the world record, but The World Surf League also named her the winner of the cbdMD XXL Biggest Wave Award for her ride at Praia do Norte. Gabeira started surfing professionally at 17-years-old. In 2009 she won the ESPY for Best Female Action Sports Athlete.

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