World record holder Steudtner finds peace in chaos

Surfing the face of a wave as high as an eight-storey building would fill most people with terror – but Sebastian Steudtner says he finds his job peaceful.

The 38-year-old German was already the record holder for the biggest wave ever surfed when, in February this year, he was recorded tackling one measured at 28.57 metres in Nazare, Portugal.

Due to be officially ratified later this year, when it is confirmed, it will surpass Steudtner’s current record of 26.21m.

“It’s very peaceful...