Local Surfer Reportedly Rides 100-Foot Wave Off Portugal

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Surfer Garrett McNamara may have broken his own world record for the largest wave ever caught. 

The Guardian reports that McNamara may have surfed a 100-foot wave off the coast of Nazare, Portugal. If the claim is verified, he will have broken the previous world record he set in 2011 by 10 feet.

McNamara was born in Massachusetts and moved to Oahu’s North Shore when he was 11.

This teaser clip from organizers of the 2013 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards appears to show McNamara catching the big one at 41 seconds: 

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