Only experts, like Portugal’s own Nic Von Rupp, tempted fate in search of glory and motored out to have a crack at what Rupp called the “biggest swell in years.” Check out his video recap below. “Some ...

We have a live cam at Nazare, for your viewing pleasure. Also, here’s what makes this wave tick: Mechanics.

Over the past decade and change, the realm of big wave surfing has seen a gravitational shift towards Europe and, particularly, Nazaré, Portugal. It’s now ground zero for the world’s largest ...

Her 75-foot (22.9m) monster was a contender for a Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever ridden by a female. Resilience is a common theme among big-wave surfers. They know that no amount ...

With the competition window now open for the 2025 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge, discover what makes this form of surfing so compelling and find out where the world's biggest waves can be found.

They also created some of the biggest and best surf to ever fire across one of the world’s most renowned big wave spots, Maverick’s near Half Moon Bay. Surfers that dared to try and tame this ...

It’s been a somewhat quiet season, thus far, in the Atlantic big wave surfing sector ... out to have a crack at what Rupp called the “biggest swell in years.” Check out his video recap ...