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Thursday, 10 November 2011

Garrett McNamara rides record wave 90 foot high.

Garrett McNamara, an extreme surfer from Massachusetts has earned his place in the Guiness Book of Records after riding a wave estimated to be 90 foot high.

McNamara caught the huge wave in Praia do Norte, Portugal.  This part of the Portugese coastline has a deep water canyon which funnels large Atlantic swells and often creates record-breaking waves.

You can catch more videos Garetts blog has more videos and describes his obsession with finding and riding monster waves.


Surfer Today reports Garrett as saying: ‘I feel so blessed and honoured to have been invited to explore this canyon and its special town. The waves here are such a mystery.’