Sebastian Steudtner
Sebastian Steudtner is an Austrian-German surfer and champion in big wave surfing. As of 2025 he holds the world record for the tallest measured wave ever surfed, at, on October 29, 2020.
Early life
At the age of sixteen, Steudtner moved to Hawaii from Nuremberg, his hometown.Career
Steudtner won the 2010, 2015 and 2021 WSL Biggest Wave awards. Steudtner was engaged to speak and work with English Premier League team Liverpool, conveying lessons and exercises from his surfing experience.On October 29, 2020, in Nazaré, Portugal, he surfed a tall wave, the tallest measured wave ever surfed. The record was authenticated by the World Surf League as part of the Red Bull Big Wave Awards.
In an interview in 2021, Steudtner said that with improvements in rescue and support equipment, waves that are "much bigger" than currently could be surfed, and that that was his goal.
In 2024, Steudtner surfed a wave measured at at the same location. If officially ratified, it would surpass his own world record of the tallest wave ever surfed.