Rodrigo Koxa has been credited with a world record for riding the biggest wave ever surfed.
The World Surf League confirmed the record at its Big Wave Awards in Santa Monica, California on Saturday (Sunday NZT), saying its judging panel determined that a wave Koxa surfed at Nazare, Portugal, onNovember 8 was 80 feet (24.38m).
After riding this 80-foot wave (!!!), Rodrigo Koxa is now the official world record-holder for the biggest wave ever surfed. pic.twitter.com/lOkOQtrhDC