Mavericks, Santa Cruz and Guinness World Records

Santa Cruz surfer speaks on riding potential record 108-foot wave
Santa Cruz surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir surfed a wave just two days before Christmas that could get him the best gift a surfer could ask for: a world record for surfing the world’s largest wave.
A Santa Cruz surfer rode potential world-record 108-foot-tall Mavericks wave
A Santa Cruz surfer rode a massive California wave last week that was estimated to be 108 feet tall, making it a potential new world record.
100-foot wave? Surfer at NorCal’s Mavericks may have broken world record
One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December
Santa Cruz man rides potential record wave
A Santa Cruz man may ride into the history books for taking on what could be the world’s largest wave ever surfed.
Surfer rides possible record 108-foot wave in surreal video
A California surfer may have set a new world record with a wave he caught last month, and the video of the feat looks like a scene straight out of
Surfer rides a monster wave at Mavericks. Will it bring the world record back to California?
On Christmas Eve, a surfer from Santa Cruz rode a wave at Mavericks that witnesses say was over 100 feet tall, which would set a world record. But how do you reliably measure a wave?
Watch: California surfer catches possible world record wave
A California surfer may have broken a world record when he shredded a wave estimated to be 108 feet tall. Alessandro "Alo" Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 at Mavericks, near Half Moon Bay,
Watch California surfer catch monster 108-foot wave — possibly riding into history books
A California surfer shredded a monster wave at Mavericks last week — and may have ridden into the record books. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he caught what some are estimating to be a jaw-dropping 108-foot-tall breaking wave in the popular surfing spot just north of Half Moon Bay,
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Santa Cruz wharf section collapses, sending 3 into sea as high surf slams California coast
"Santa Cruz Fire and Santa Cruz Police are on scene ... with "dangerously large breaking waves of 30 to 40 feet, with the largest wave sets up to 60 feet at favored spots." The warning, ...
Man dies after large wave traps him under debris at Santa Cruz Co. beach
A man died Monday after a large wave trapped him beneath debris on a Santa Cruz County beach. First responders were called to ...