Generally, the biggest and most powerful wind-generated waves are produced by strong storms that blow for a sustained period over a large area. On Feb. 11, 2020, Brazilian Maya Gabeira surfed a wave ...

They're waves so big they can be seen from space—and NASA just released satellite imagery of this lesser-known natural phenomenon. The agency has captured the world's "tallest, longest, fastest, and ...

Deep underneath the ocean, there are swells that would put big wave surfers to shame. The biggest waves on Earth can’t be seen breaking against the shore, but underwater, they can reach heights almost ...

Maya Gabeira has surfed many waves in her lifetime. But when she tackled a monster wave in Nazaré, Portugal, in 2013, she quickly realized it was a challenge unlike any she had attempted before. "I ...