Laura Crane’s established in the big wave scene and at the forefront of tackling Nazare. The North East’s Louis Thomas Hudson has had a few devilish seasons in Portugal. Ireland’s Conor Maguire ...

Surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara described the experience of the big waves in Nazaré, Portugal, like “stepping on the moon.” The icy water building into a wave came down like an avalanche, “gaining in ...

In November 2011, McNamara claimed a Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed after a ride in Nazaré. It was ...

In 2011, he caught a 78-foot monster wave off the coast of Portugal that set a Guinness World Record and officially made Nazaré one of, if not the best big wave surf destinations across the globe.

Home to some of the tallest surfable waves in the world, the renowned Praia do Norte is where only a handful of brave men and women dare to ride the monster waves. Located in Nazaré, Portugal ...

On Tuesday, 18 February 2025, the World Surf League gave the 'green alert' for the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Portugal to start. Let the mayhem ensue. Even if you only have a passing ...

The monster wave in the famed surfing sport of Nazaré, Portugal was provisionally measured at 28.57 meters (93.72 feet), pending ratification. If confirmed, the wave would eclipse Steudtner’s ...

The monster wave in the famed surfing sport of Nazaré, Portugal was provisionally measured at 93.72 feet, pending ratification. If confirmed, the wave would eclipse Steudtner's current record of ...

NAZARÉ (Reuters) - Sebastian Steudtner surfed possibly the biggest wave ever in Nazaré, Portugal, earlier in the 2024 season. The German surfed a monster wave that was measured at 28.57m (93 ...

In 2020, Germany's Sebastian Steudtner broke the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed when he was towed into a monster 86-footer at Nazare in Portugal. After a recent run of huge ...

Beggars can’t be choosers. But when it comes to Nazaré, Portugal – although it hosts undoubtedly the biggest waves the known surfing world has to offer – there is one issue: no tubes.