A year before, brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa surfed the largest wave of alltime, which was measured at 80 feet. The science behind the viral, recordbreaking 80foot wave. Surfer breaks biggest wave record on 80 foot monster. At the 2018 big wave awards this weekend, it was announced that koxas. The previous mark was by american garrett mcnamara in. Surfer justine dupont smashes world record and conquers 70foot. Brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa broke the guinness world record for surfing an 80 ft. World surf league announces rodrigo koxa the winner of the 2018 biggest wave award for riding monster 80 foot wave in portugal in november of 2017. Kai lenny, 27 years old from maui hawaii, is a big wave surfer.
Brazilian surfer sets new record after riding massive 80. The wave is estimated to have swelled to over 65 feet tall specifically around 70 feet which surpasses the previous record set by brazilian surfer maya gabeiras 68foot wave in 2018. A brazilian surfer rode a monster wave off portugal to set a world record. Surfer breaks world record after riding incredible 80foot wave. See why the biggest wave ever surfed is not all it seems forbes. On november 8, 2017, brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa towed into an 80 foot monster of a wave at nazare, portugal. Rodrigo koxa set guinness world record by surfing 80 foot wave. Surfer rides 80foot wave, setting new world record. A monster wave off portugal has produced a world record for a brazilian surfer. Surfer broke the world record for 80foot wave usa today. The daredevil surfer who shattered a world record by riding a 90foothigh wall of water says the monster wave just popped out of nowhere but that he was never afraid. On november 8, 2017, brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa towed into an 80foot monster of a wave at nazare, portugal. Surfer conquers monster 80 foot wave, sets world record. Years later, however, he set a world record by surfing an 80 foot wave.
In the video above, koxa can be seen screaming down the wave s face, barely outrunning the avalanche of white water behind him. Surfer justine dupont smashes world record and conquers 70foot wave. The rightclick feature which is supposedly invoked by controlclick on the mac is not working for me. Brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa was recognized by the world surf league as a world record holder during its big wave awards in santa monica on saturday for riding a massive wave while surfing off the coast of nazare, portugal on november 8th the group said that they determined the wave he rode was 80 feet high, breaking the previous record of 78 feet set by american garrett mcnamara in. The veteran surfer may have ridden a record 100foot monster off the coast of portugal. To say nothing of the physics of surfing a wave this large, how does one get to be 80 feet tall. Surfer breaks guinness record by riding 80foot wave upi. Brazilian koxa handed world record for riding 80foot wave. Off the coast of portugal, brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa broke a world record after surfing an 80 foot wave. Surfers risk death paddling into historic 80foot waves at. Professional surfer rodrigo koxa has set a world record for riding an 80 foot wave in nazare, portugal.
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Brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa has officially broken the world record for the worlds biggest wave ever to have been surfed, with his incredible run at nazare beach in portugal being recognised. Nazare in portugal newquay surfer tom butler rides biggest wave. Video shows surfer potentially breaking world record on 80 foot wave. Watch surfer rodrigo koxa set a guinness world record by. If the feat is authenticated, he will have surpassed garrett mcnamaras 2011 record for biggest wave ever surfed by 22 feet. Incredible moment surfer breaks world record riding 80ft wave. A brazilian smashed the world record for the largest wave ever surfed when he rode an 80 foot wave off portugal. Surfer breaks world record by riding 80 foot wave watch brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa ride an 80 foot wave in portugal last november. Hawaiian daredevil surfer survives 90foot wave abc news. Wavesurfer is an open source tool for sound visualization and manipulation.
Brazilian surfer rides recordbreaking 80 foot wave. Koxa was recently recognized for the feat at the big wave. May 1 upi a surfer who rode an 80 foottall wave in portugal has been awarded the guinness world record for largest wave surfed. That 78foot wave was ridden by american surfer garrett mcnamara in 2011 at the same location in the atlantic ocean. And now brazils rodrigo koxa has surfed the biggest wave of the lot with a worldrecord 80 foot monster at the infamous nazare break in. The world surf league says its judges determined that a wave rodrigo koxa surfed at nazare, portugal, on nov. Surfer conquers monster 80foot wave, sets world record. Brazilian surfer broke the world record for surfing 80. Nazare is a municipality in oeste region and leiria district, in historical estremadura province. Brazilian surfer rodrigo koxa took on an 80 foot wave in portugal that almost killed him in 2014 and walked away with a world record. A surfer rides an 80 foot wave to set a world record. Man sets worldrecord after surfing 80 foot monster wave.
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