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

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. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

It wasn’t the biggest Nazaré ever, but it was contestable. And “contestable” for the world’s best tow surfers at the world’s biggest wave is still nothing to be trifled with. So, the 2024 TUDOR Nazaré ...

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

One of the largest North Atlantic XXL swells ever witnessed during the month of October came to Nazare, Portugal, thanks in part to last week’s Hurricane Epsilon. The massive swell built in on ...

The TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is a premier surfing event on the Big Wave surfing calendar. The event draws elite surfers from across the globe to the treacherous waves of Praia do Norte in ...

Following large crowds descending upon the cliff at Praia do Norte, who came to watch Portugal’s premier XXL hellscape of Nazaré during last week’s historic swell, health officials have issued a ...

Nic von Rupp called an enormous wave at Mullaghmore "the wave of my life." But one doesn't just paddle out and surf a wave ...

Laird Hamilton, Terry Chung, Luca Padua, and Benny Ferris tow-surf Lift Foils’ custom hydrofoil boards on the most infamous and dangerous waves ever surfed. There aren’t many activities that Laird ...

There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...

Andrew S. Lewis is a freelance journalist and the author of The Drowning of Money Island: A Forgotten Community’s Fight Against the Rising Seas Threatening Coastal America. With about 30 minutes left ...