Steudtner won the 2010, 2015 and 2021 WSL Biggest Wave awards. 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 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. ==Personal life==