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The hunt for the 100ft wave

The hunt for the 100ft wave

The Slow Newscast • S1, Episode 298

The hunt for the 100ft wave

Surfing’s ultimate barrier is the 100 foot wave. In December, 23-year-old Alo Slebir was rumoured to have surfed a 108 foot wave – a potential world record. The problem? Surfers can't seem to agree how big the wave actually was.

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