Lucas ‘Chumbo’ Chianca Charges Possible 75-Foot Nazaré Record Wave (Video)

Barena Film & Sports captioned the video:

“Is this the BIGGEST WAVE EVER SURFED by Lucas Chumbo? Could this be a new World Record?

“I vividly remember this session because it completely blew my mind. Lucas Chumbo went hunting for monsters at the legendary peak known as "Big Mama." Nazaré was absolutely massive that day, with waves breaking way out the back. To give you an idea of the scale: the famous Nazaré Lighthouse was sitting far to the right and below the frame—something you only see when the swell at Praia do Norte is truly historic.

“Towed in by the elite surfer and jet-ski pilot Ian Cosenza, Chumbo took on a mountain of water characterized by those massive white water trails that highlight just how giant these waves really are.”

Elsewhere, amidst the 2025/26 Big Wave Challenge season, Chumbo scored a wave in which contest organizer and longtime champion of big wave surfing, Bill Sharp, noted:

“Straight into a crazy bomb,— every inch of 75 feet on the face—streaking at the limit of surfboard maximum velocity, comes unglued in the foamy chop at the bottom, spends 30 seconds underwater headed for potential lethal cliff impact.”

But back to the tricky business of big-wave measuring. Barena continued in their caption:

“One of the biggest debates in big wave surfing is determining exactly where the wave ends. Where should the surfer perform the bottom turn to measure the wave height accurately? Sometimes it's the surfer’s line that defines it, but in a place as dangerous as Nazaré, reaching the very bottom of the trough can be a life-or-death situation due to the exploding foam.”

Maybe one day, the powers at be will get it all sorted out. Until then, the surfers will continue pushing the boundaries in behemoth surf, regardless of accolades.