Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

"Originally, we thought we'd just shoot them until they got the 100-foot wave, and that would be the end of the movie," Lewis recalls. "When we were talking to potential financiers, the most common ...

Spoilers follow for the third season of 100 Foot Wave, which concluded on HBO on Thursday, May 29. Throughout 100 Foot Wave’s third season, the surfers we’ve watched for years tackling the ocean and ...

Poised on a surfboard and dwarfed by a tower of water some 10 times her size, fear is one of the first emotions that big wave surfer Laura Crane feels before she hurtles down a 60-foot behemoth. “From ...

A new contender for the coveted, hotly-debated “biggest wave ever surfed” title has emerged. This time, from a familiar face in the race; but the location is no surprise. On December 19th, 2025, ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

NW winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming SW late. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 9 seconds and N 1 foot at 3 seconds. Tonight W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 15 kt, becoming NW ...

Frenchman Laurent Pujol, riding epic swells across the world on a custom Jet Ski, has one of the most singular jobs in cinematography. By Gary Baum Senior Writer “Big-wave surfing is life-and-death,” ...