At about 3:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, as a powerful winter swell raged on the California coast and left the Santa Cruz Wharf snapped and floating in the ocean, Alessandro “Alo” Slebir pointed his ...

The wave was estimated to have a 108-foot face, making Slebir a contender to break the ... “One thousand percent,” Sharp said. “Alo has been a super respected local charger, and this put ...

To recap, there was Alo Slebir’s estimated 108-footer at Maverick’s; a supposed 98-footer from Nic Von Rupp at Nazaré; and an as-of-yet measured behemoth from Benjamin “Sancho” Sanchis at ...

Surfer Alo Slebir, 24, rode a gargantuan wave estimated to be 108 feet high “It’s the fastest I’ve ever traveled on a surfboard,” Slebir tells PEOPLE. “I’ve never experienced a sensation like that ...

and safety personnel watch from the channel as Santa Cruz’s Alessandro “Alo” Slebir rides a wave at Mavericks, located off the coast of Half Moon Bay, that was estimated to be 108 feet on ...

Alo Slebir during a recent surf trip to Ireland (left) and while riding a potentially historic wave in December off the coast of California. Surfer Alo Slebir, 24, rode a gargantuan wave estimated ...