Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practising tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said.

With the waves growing as the day ran on, powered by storms battering western Europe this week, no one could stop Chianca from winning a consecutive title in the men’s competition. He then ...

LISBON — Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practicing tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazaré on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said ...

In early 2018, the big-wave footage rolling in from around the world was trully heart-pumping. First it was Hawaii's legendary Jaws and then that other doyen of big wave surfing Nazaré in ...

He is credited with putting tiny Nazare, Portugal, just a few hours outside of Lisbon, on the map. In 2011, he surfed a wave face there determined to be 78-ft. high, a then-world record.

With a strong Atlantic swell building and surf hitting 30 to 40 feet, it was a monumental day at the 2024 Nazare Big Wave Challenge as Brazil's Lucas Chianca and Maya Gabiera stormed the podium to ...

An 18-year-old from Scotland has become the youngest British woman to surf huge waves that break off Nazaré in Portugal. Robyn Larg, from the Isle of Tiree, Argyll, surfed a wave of about 4.5m ...