GMac Scores Record Wave

05/11/12 Added by Matt Mcclain | News | Comments Off

The Guinness World Records has recognized Hawaii pro Garrett McNamara as having officially surfed the biggest wave ever caught.  The 44-year-old caught the 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal last November.  According to Guinness World Records, McNamara’s wave beats the previous record set at Cortez Bank by Californian Mike Parsons in 2008, by a scant 1 foot.

Read the whole story and watch a video of Garrett’s record-breaking wave on the Christian Science Monitor

Tags: Garrett McNamara, Portugal, World Record. Big Wave