What makes the world's biggest surfable waves?
- Written by Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
AP Photo/Armando Franca
On Feb. 11, 2020, Brazilian Maya Gabeira surfed a wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, that was 73.5 feet tall. Not only was this the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman, but it also turned out to be the biggest wave surfed by anyone...