In early 2024, German surfer Sebastian Steudtner caught a 93.73-foot-tall wave at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte, what might be the ...

A “roll cloud” spotted off the coast of Portugal looked like something out of a movie. Here’s the science behind it.

Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs.

The Nazaré Coast in Portugal is globally renowned as a prime surfing destination, attracting big wave surfers from around the world due to its colossal waves. This past Sunday, unfortunately ...

Biggest Tow Waves Justine Dupont, Cortes Bank, 2023 (75 feet) Justine Dupont has been on the pointy end of women’s big wave surfing for more than a decade now.

A Santa Cruz surfer rode a massive California wave last week that was estimated to be 108 feet tall, making it a potential new world record.

From flawless beach breaks to the biggest waves in the world and all points in between, there are waves for surfers of all abilities in Portugal, and no shortage of reasons why international ...

Nazaré on the coast of Portugal is famous for summoning some of the biggest surfable waves on the planet thanks to the unique deepsea geology that sits on the seafloor. Elsewhere, however, bigger ...

Categories include Men’s and Women’s Ride of the Year, Biggest Wave, Wipeout of the Year and Surfer of the Year – all to be awarded October 19, 2024, in Nazaré, Portugal The SURFER Big Wave ...

A quiet Portuguese town that's home to some of the world’s biggest waves has become a must-visit for the most daring surfers. Around 90 minutes’ drive north of Lisbon, Nazaré is an historic ...

In 2023, Laura Crane became the first British woman to take on Nazaré. A few months later, she towed into the biggest wave of her life.

Portugal has emerged as one of the world’s top surfing destinations — home to some of the biggest waves for pros in the fishing hamlet of Nazaré and for uncrowded waves for beginners along ...