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TIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.

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TIL the north beach of Nazaré, Portugal has been hailed as the Mount Everest of big-wave surfing having been home to 7 of the tallest 10 waves ever surfed.

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Sebastian Steudtner has turned to science as he chases the world’s biggest waves | CNN

Sebastian Steudtner holds the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed. At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building.

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There’s a good HBO series about this called 100 Foot Wave.
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  Highly recommend this. Absolutely fascinating stuff and I’m not into surfing.

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