Surfer catches 80-foot Portugal wave, sets new record

A Brazilian surfer rode a monster wave off Portugal to set a world record.

World Surf League judges determined that a wave Rodrigo Koxa surfed at Nazare, Portugal, on Nov. 8 reached a height of 80 feet. The previous mark was by American Garrett McNamara in 2011 - 78 feet.

Watch Koxa's incredible wave in the video above.

The league announced the record Saturday at its Big Wave Awards in Santa Monica, California. The group says it awards the surfer who "by any means available catches the biggest wave of the year."

Nazare is on Portugal's Atlantic coast between Lisbon and Porto.