The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...

Primarily, the cliffside at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal is jam-packed with spectators, photographers, videographers, drone operators, etc. any time a massive swell funnels into the underwater ...

The Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is officially a go. The World Surf League has issued a green alert for a potential run day on Saturday, but event organizers will provide a final competition update ...

Oftentimes, in the big wave realm, massive surf is likened to double black diamond peaks. The analogy makes sense – both have ...

Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had ...

Green means go, as the World Surf League has called the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge on, with a potential start on Saturday, December 13th at 9:00am GMT. Expectations are high, tensions are raging, ...

All eyes turn to Portugal as one of the largest swells in years lights up Nazaré with historic big wave glory on the line. The 2025/2026 TUDOR NAZARÉ Big Wave Challenge official competition window ...

Nazaré has been bustling. I’m not just talking about the thousands of spectators who lined the cliffside above Praia do Norte last weekend. This started nearly 15 years ago, when Garrett McNamara put ...

(Reuters) — Brazil’s Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca survived two brutal wipeouts to claim another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title in huge, clean waves in Portugal on Saturday, while France’s Justine Dupont ...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian daredevil Maya Gabeira has improved her own world record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman, riding a 73.5 foot (22.4m) giant at Portugal's Nazare and overshadowing ...

Ask the well-seasoned Nazare chargers for the best month to score big, yet tameable, surf at the mutant beachbreak, and the small cadre will likely identify November. It might not deliver the largest ...