LAST NOVEMBER, PRO-surfer Garret McNamara rode a 78-foot wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal.
The incredible feat of athleticism has now earned McNamara a Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Mike Parsons was the previous record-holder for riding a 77-foot wave off the coast of Southern California in 2008.
Watch the ride below:
[via @Drudge_Report]
YouTube credit: newsInworld
WATCH: Surfer breaks the World Record for largest wave ever ridden
LAST NOVEMBER, PRO-surfer Garret McNamara rode a 78-foot wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal.
The incredible feat of athleticism has now earned McNamara a Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever surfed, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Mike Parsons was the previous record-holder for riding a 77-foot wave off the coast of Southern California in 2008.
Watch the ride below:
[via @Drudge_Report]
YouTube credit: newsInworld
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