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Likewise, where is Garrett McNamara from?
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
- Don't paddle out into conditions that are blatantly out of your comfort zone. While there are always sessions ripe for pushing yourself in bigger surf, stay realistic and play it safe.
- Assess conditions before you enter the water.
- In large surf, exercise extreme patience.
- Stay calm.
Also, what is the world record for biggest wave surfed?
Riding the waves is something millions of people love to do, but nobody has ridden a wave as big as Brazil's Rodrigo Koxa. The 38-year-old is now the official Guinness World Records title holder for the Largest wave surfed (unlimited) which measured 24.38 m (80 ft).
McNamara first surfed the waters off Nazaré, Portugal in 2010. What's it like to surf a 78-foot wave? When we first came here in 2012, there weren't many surfers riding these monster waves. Today, thanks in large part to Garrett McNamara, the water is now crowded with them.