National Geographic Traveller (UK)
Surf stats in numbers
12
The number of World Surfing Reserves, including North Devon and Malibu.
19 miles
North Devon World Surfing Reserve runs from Saunton to Lynmouth
78 feet
The largest wave ever surfed. This monster wave was conquered by Garrett McNamara in Nazaré, Portugal.
43.1 miles
The longest surfing distance ever recorded was by Gary Saavedra in Panama in 2011.
66
In 2015, 66 people surfed for 12 seconds on the world’s largest surfboard, which was 42ft long.