ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE....TO RIDE THAT POTENTIALLY RECORD BREAKING WAVE.... THIS IS SANTA CRUZ SURFER ALO SLYBER.. RIDING A MONSTER WAVE AT MAVERICK'S JUST DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.. A WAVE THAT COULD ...

On December 23 2024, 23-year-old Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir rode a wave at Mavericks surf break that has been estimated by some at 108 feet tall, a potential new world record. With the end of 2024 ...

Ever since Greg Noll’s fabled ride at Makaha during the historic swell of 1969, measuring big waves has been a tricky business – controversial, in fact. And so, when Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rode a ...

A California surfer shredded a monster wave at Mavericks last week — and may have ridden into the record books. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, 23, was surfing with friends on Dec. 23 when he caught what ...

HBO’s 100 Foot Wave, which premiered earlier this month, follows a group of big wave riders as they travel the globe hunting for the planet's biggest swells The docuseries is about "so much more" than ...

Cortes Bank, a shallow seamount 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, is a mystical place; a legendary, yet fabled spot in the world of big-wave surfing. But Cortes Bank is also ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir drives an hour up ...

In big waves, it’s typically the surfers who suffer the worst wipeouts. But there’s a lot more that goes into big wave surfing, besides the brave souls actually riding the waves. There’s safety teams, ...