100-Foot Wave? American Surfer Rides Monster Wave Off Portugal In November 2011, American surfer Garrett McNamara turned in a record-setting run on a 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal. The wave was originally described as 90 feet, but Guinness World Records officially acknowledged it in its record books as a ho-hum 78-footer. On Monday, with waves at Praia do Norte, Nazaré even higher by some estimates, McNamara claims to have bested his own record — by riding a 100-FOOT WAVE. Surf photographer Tó Mané caught the scene: Tó Mané, via Surfer Today While we await official word from Guinness, check out this footage of McNamara totally besting this beast of a wave. </noscript> Follow Us Here’s what the scene looked like off Portugal: </noscript> via Tobias Ilsanker Here’s McNamara’s 78-foot wave run: </noscript> SEE ALSO: • What Riding a 90-Foot Wave Looks Like • Bummed-Out Surfers Make Their Own Waves With a Huge Tarp • Nothing to See Here, Just Some Dogs Surfing Follow Us Slade Sohmer Slade Sohmer is editor-in-chief of HyperVocal and co-host of SiriusXM's daily "Politics Powered By Twitter" program. Tweet him at @SladeHV.