66 surfers set record after catching a wave in California

66 surfers have surfed a wave on one board for 12 seconds in California - superceding a world record set in Queensland a decade ago.

- Sixty-six surfers from around the world ride a custom built 42-foot, 1300 pound surfboard for 12 seconds to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® for “Most People Riding a Surfboard at Once” on Saturday, June 20, 2015 in Huntington Beach, CA. (AAP) Source: AAP

Australia relinquished a world record as 66 surfers in California rode a board together.

Surf champions and local heroes were among those who hung loose on a custom built, 42-foot board off Huntington Beach on Saturday.

The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1MVDajG) the 66 surfers rode a wave for 12 seconds.

They broke the previous record set in Queensland about a decade ago when 47 surfers rode a wave for 10 seconds.

About 5,000 spectators crowded the sand and the Huntington Beach pier to watch the attempt.

Guinness World Record adjudicator Michael Empric said a separate record for whether the 590kg board is the world's largest will take a few days to determine.