Biggest waves ever surfed 2023 | Statista

Sebastian Steudtner holds the record for the biggest wave ever surfed, riding a wave of over 26 meters at Nazaré in October 2020. This broke the previous record set in 2017 by Rodrigo Koxa, also at Nazaré.

Biggest waves ever surfed worldwide as of 2023 (in meters)

Characteristic	Wave height in meters
Sebastian Steudtner (Nazaré, Portugal, October 2020)	26.2
Rodrigo Koxa (Nazaré, Portugal, November 2017)	24.4
Garrett McNamara (Nazaré, Portugal, November 2011)	23.8
Mike Parsons (Cortes Bank, United States, January 2008)	23.5
Justine Dupont (Cortes Bank, United States, January 2023)	22.8
Maya Gabeira (Nazaré, Portugal, February 2020)	22.4
Francisco Porcella (Nazaré, Portugal, October 2016)	22.3
Yuri Soledade (Maui, United States, February 2016)	21.6
Sebastian Steudtner (Nazaré, Portugal, December 2014)	21.6
Justine Dupont (Nazaré, Portugal, February 2020)	21.5

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November 2023

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