Man Surfs 90-Foot Monster Wave, Sets Record

Garrett McNamara rides rode monster off Portugal
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 10, 2011 10:17 AM CST
Updated Nov 13, 2011 9:00 AM CST

Garrett McNamara makes history by breaking the current record of the biggest wave ever surfed while on location in Nazare, Portugal.
(supsurfdotnet)

There are waves, and then there are waves. Garrett McNamara managed to surf one of latter. The Telegraph reports that the Hawaiian set a world record after riding the 90-foot monster off the coast of Portugal. The 44-year-old professional surfer was in a prime position to do so: He was in the water as part of a study with the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute that's attempting to figure out why the rogue waves form in the area. The former record, set in 2008, involved a 77-foot wave. (More surfing stories.)

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