German surfer Sebastian Steudtner may have broken his own record for riding the biggest wave in history earlier this year at Nazaré, Portugal. The monster wave was measured by drone technology developed by Team Steudtner and Porsche Engineering to a height of 28.57 meters (93.72 feet). If confirmed, it would surpass his previous record set in the same location last year of 26.21 meters (86 feet). The World Surf League will have to confirm whether this wave is an official world record as historic conditions were seen at Nazaré on February 24 when some waves could potentially exceed a height of 30 meters, according to the organizer’s Instagram page. Steudtner described surfing these unsurfed-before conditions in February as “special” and said that while breaking records is secondary for him, it was remarkable how they were able to ride such massive waves during stormy weather at Nazaré which has never been done before. The location’s deep canyon close to the shoreline combined with swells from the Atlantic Ocean make Nazaré a spectacular place for big-wave surfing. Steudtner, like many of his peers, relocates there during the winter season when waves are at their biggest and has adopted scientific methods in preparation for riding over 100 feet tall waves by honing his craft in wind tunnels usually reserved for Porsche’s car testing and partnered with tech company Siemens as part of a project researching biomechanics.
Sebastian Steudtner Breaks Big Wave Surfing Record at Nazaré, Portugal
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