German Sebastian Steudtner achieved this feat in Nazaré, Portugal in October 2020 German Sebastian Steudtner is the new record holder for the biggest wave ever surfed, the World Surf League (WSL) announced on Tuesday. On October 29, 2020 in Nazaré, in central Portugal, he tamed a wave of 26.2 meters. Certified by Guinness World Records, the feat of the 37-year-old surfer erases that of Brazilian Rodrigo Koxa, who had surfed a wave of 24.4 meters on November 8, 2017. It was alr