The 40-year-old former surfing pro broke down in tears after
smashing South African Josh Enslin's previous record of 30 hours and 11
minutes.
Spotlights were used at night to help guide Johnston in the
surf and medics monitored his health from the beach.
Johnston, who surfed more than 600 waves during his session,
took on the world record to raise money for youth mental health initiatives in
collaboration with the Chumpy Pullin Foundation
He raised more than A$330,000 ($221,000) for mental health,
taking on the record to mark 10 years since losing his father to suicide.
"I've still got a job to do. I said 40 (hours) so I'll
go and give it a crack," he told reporters earlier in the day, after
passing the previous 30-hour record.
"I'm pretty cooked, yeah, but we'll push through." Reuters
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