Surfer rides 80-foot-high wave, breaks world record

Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa has broken the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, measuring 80 feet in Portugal's Nazaré. His feat was officially recognised on Saturday at the World Surf League's Big Wave Awards. Koxa's mark overtook the previous record of 78 feet, set by American surfer Garrett McNamara in 2011 at the same location.