Watch Surfer Ride Record-Breaking Wave | National Geographic 1079 36

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This wall of water has broken the world record as the largest wave ever to be surfed. Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa surfed the 80-foot wave in Nazaré, Portugal. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta The feat took place in November 2017 but the wave and surfer are just now being honored by the World Surf League’s Big Wave Awards. Previously, Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara held the record of 78 feet in 2011. The beach, named Praia do Norte, lies close to a fishing village of Nazaré and has become known for some of the largest surfing waves in the world. Read more in "See What It's Like to Ride the Tallest Wave Ever Surfed" https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/surf-biggest-wave-record-breaking-award-culture-spd/ Watch Surfer Ride Record-Breaking Wave | National Geographic https://youtu.be/VQCwlsmGpII National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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National Geographic - 6 years ago

Riding a record-breaking wave is an amazing feat! What are your thoughts on the surfers who are up for this challenge?

Hostile Aks - 6 years ago

National Geographic the are incredibly brave or crazy . Respect

Ahmed Hanif - 6 years ago

You need to hire someone to narrate the videos. such good content u got but it’s always annoying watching ur videos.

Raincentral003 - 6 years ago

bad music and giant box graphics over the wave, you know, the point of the video.....why am i explaining this to you? unsubscribed!!

M SBC - 6 years ago

Interesting video, but some of the worst music I have ever heard.

Richard Conner - 6 years ago

THE WAVE BEHIND HIM IS THE 100 FOOTER HE WANTED. WHAT A BARNEY.

SUP richie - 6 years ago

beat Gmacs 78 footer. WoW.

kacang rebus - 6 years ago

Scary wave or scary wife ^0^

You Mee - 6 years ago

Ahoyyy

Force EV - 6 years ago

Was in 2017
Posted on 2018

Lucia Lucia - 6 years ago

Agape*

james pisano - 6 years ago

Big wave surfers are a small, intense group of elite athletes. Amazing! (Although I prefer the purity of paddle-in vs tow-in surfing.)

james pisano - 6 years ago

National Geographic Yes! Huge heuvos. Total commitment. Its amazing.

National Geographic - 6 years ago

They truly are quite impressive athletes, James! Surfing an 80-foot wave takes a lot of skill and courage!

Kevin Marquez - 6 years ago

Koxa's wave 24.38 meters, Garrett's wave 23.77 meters. (Because is hard to put it in the video)

10. comment for Watch Surfer Ride Record-Breaking Wave | National Geographic

Albin Kx - 6 years ago

How daring men are they,, is there any woman who can do this??

OsakaRose Sakura - 6 years ago

Surfers are crazy people. They live for waves like this & would be more than happy to die trying to surf them. This was awesome but stupid.

Pat - 6 years ago

I say if it's a tow in that's not official. It should be largest towed in surfer

Julius Villas - 6 years ago

What a wave.

Kyle Parker - 6 years ago

So good

Caity Rose - 6 years ago

How do they measure it?

El Mariachi - 6 years ago

Point Break Bodhi

Kelly Kurt - 6 years ago

That's a sit ton of water.

big chew - 6 years ago

Awsome Footage

Josh Grey - 6 years ago

Nope.

20. comment for Watch Surfer Ride Record-Breaking Wave | National Geographic

Francisco d. S - 6 years ago

Rita Pedrosa - 6 years ago

my city

Mustafa Ahmed - 6 years ago

Anyone else remember that pokemon episode?

GlitchMod - 6 years ago

Next time put the text on the other side so It doesn’t cover up the wave you goofs.

Raincentral003 - 6 years ago

strange they need to be told this

views Fernandes - 6 years ago

Portuguese wave yes

Kerry Li - 6 years ago

PantsB4Squares “I’m glad you’re alive and are able to share your experience.”

PantsB4Squares - 6 years ago

Kerry Li i was almost drowned by a 15 ft wave. Well... A dozen or more of them.

Thaddeus G - 6 years ago

yo, fo' real.

TalesOfTrueLife - 6 years ago

That's crazy!

Piri Hern - 6 years ago

Any big sharks around

30. comment for Watch Surfer Ride Record-Breaking Wave | National Geographic

Miriam Jones - 6 years ago

Scary

Aspect Science - 6 years ago

What do you mean? Those waves are clearly tiny? Don't you see those normal sized humans in the foreground? That's just a bunch of mini-humans riding normal size waves! C'mon NatGeo, you can't fool us! :p

This is so crazy! Hats off to the guy for having the guts to give it a go!

AlphaJet 101 - 6 years ago

Isn't this technically a tsunami?

rex mundi - 6 years ago

No, it's a wave that breaks on shore. A tsunami is like a river that flows miles inland.

Hey Snowflake Go Fuck Yourself - 6 years ago

No silly. Tsunami is completely different. You know you have Google at your fingertips right?

AlphaJet 101 - 6 years ago

Albin Jonsson Woah. Thats awsome! Thanks :)

Albin Jonsson - 6 years ago

No, tsunamis are walls of water that are coming with much higher speed and is caused by seismic activity on the ocean floor out at sea. This wave is made by storms and is pushed high because of the bottom structure near shore

AllxLegitx808 - 6 years ago

Not i think it have to be over 100 feet or something

João Tocha - 6 years ago

AlphaJet 101 no bcs it happens every time

marina d'angelo - 6 years ago

I spent all the time looking at the seagull thinking he was the surfer

giota laz - 6 years ago

I know! And I couldn't understand how he got on top of the wave and not under it.

Daler Mehndi - 6 years ago

Not sure how this got credit as the largest wave surfed. There's video of a 100 foot wave being surfed from Nazare too. Still awesome and impressive, but this is not the largest wave surfed at Nazare.

Maria da Luz Moutinho - 6 years ago

As ondas Titanicas foram domadas!! A adrenalina e o espanto da proeza... num voo mágico ...Difícil?? e o mar selectivo devolve o reflexo de olhares de espanto numa ousadia de um pretérito perfeito... Ah, pois é a Nazaré tem ondas de por os surfistas em junta de pés e anda nas prodigiosas ondas pelo mundo...O corajoso e o mar entretanto arranjaram forma de se fender e mostrar uma proeza ondulada. em altura...A sorte protege os audazes não é??

Marcus De Villiers - 6 years ago

Astonishing

Hail Xenu - 6 years ago

You just know this guy has a bowl cut

Diogo Carvalho - 6 years ago

Portugal!

Azliana Lyana - 6 years ago

That's one big and scary wave I've ever seen, and this guy just surfed on it! Amazing! Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

Ruben Scott - 6 years ago

His ball were keeping him on the board

Márcio Campos - 6 years ago

Thank you Nat Geo for sharing this. I am happy that there was information about Nazaré and the beaches. Thanks for sharing info about my loved country, Portugal.

National Geographic - 6 years ago

We're happy to know this video resonated with you, Márcio! Portugal is a beautiful country rich with natural wonders.

You Tube - 6 years ago

Earth will die soon.

omgFPV no - 6 years ago

The bird was like "Yeah they love me." flying above the Surfer lol

Russell Anderson - 6 years ago

Yeah the only thing I'd do with thoses wave is watch it from shore LOL

National Geographic - 6 years ago

We don't blame you, Russell! Surfing an 80-foot wave isn't an easy feat to achieve!

AnimalsAndReports - 6 years ago

Hallelujah

PantsB4Squares - 6 years ago

Its better watching on videos. In person the waves set so far out, its hard to see the surfer. I went to a surf comp in Hawaii and it was boaring. Watch same comp on video and seemed totally different.

o Bloom - 6 years ago

Guy29 omg will love to I am from Trinidad

Team epiphany Art - 6 years ago

2th

GITN all - 6 years ago

1st

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