Uh, there have been higher waves recorded off of South America and South Africa. I seem to recall reading of extreme waves much higher.
This was probably a non-breaking wave. See the photo above that was estimated to be the largest surfed wave at about 80 feet as measured from the face.
1933 USS Ramapo 112’ wave height measured
see wiki
(this crap is over an automated buoy measurement, something buried in the original article.)