He broke the record in October 2020 off the coast of Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, when he surfed through a wave that measured a whopping 26.21 m (86 feet). The video of his majestic challenge has recently gone viral, while the ride won the Biggest Tow Award at the 2021 Red Bull Big Wave Awards.

“German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner has surfed the possibly biggest wave ever measured at 28.57 meters (93.73ft) in Nazaré, Portugal. The height was measured using state-of-the-art drone technology developed by Porsche Engineering and Team Steudtner.

German surfer Sebastian Steudtner may have broken his own record for riding the biggest wave in history earlier this year. The monster wave in the famed surfing sport of Nazaré, Portugal was...

At 26.21 meters (86 feet), it is equivalent to surfing an eight-story building. The record was set in the picturesque Portuguese fishing village of Nazaré, whose north beach has been hailed...

Sebastian Steudtner broke the Guinness World Record for the world's largest wave surfed (unlimited). On October 29, 2020, the German surfer rode an 86-foot wave (26.21 meters) at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal.