Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is believed to be the largest wave ever surfed. The monumental wave, ...

A California surfer may have set a new world record with a wave he caught last month, and the video of the feat looks like a scene straight out of Hollywood. Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, a 23-year-old ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — One of the biggest waves in the world broke at Mavericks near Half Moon Bay during a jaw-dropping swell this December. Big wave surfers caught bombs on December 23 while ...

This October evening swell came up quickly at Mavericks. The result of getting under-the-radar long period west swell was that just a handful of crew were on the scene as the tide dropped. Alessandro ...

Santa Cruz big-wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir, right, holds hands while praying with tow-in partner Luca Padua before they head out to surf during a historic swell at Mavericks, located off the ...