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?

The same storm that destroyed the Santa Cruz wharf may have also created the largest wave ever surfed — bringing the record to California.

An increasingly ferocious and volatile surf is raising questions about the future of the state’s piers, which have defined ...

If the wave's height is confirmed by Guinness World Records and the World Surf League, Slebir will hold the record for the largest wave surfed -- a title currently held by Sebastian Steudtner, who ...