Nazaré is a town in Portugal's Oeste region in the Leiria District. It's about a 45-minute drive north from the premier surf ...

McNamara, who grew up on the North Shore of O‘ahu, spent his youth surfing competitively. He recalled pivotal moments in his career that led him to Portugal. The first was in 2002 when he took first ...

From the famed coastline of the Algarve to the storied vineyards of the Douro Valley, these are the best places to visit in ...

A selection of Scotsman stories from the last 20 years forms the basis of a new book celebrating Scotland’s unique surf ...

A British surfer has already started ... after taking on a monster 15-metre wave in Portugal. Andrew Cotton, 36, was thrown from his board in Nazare this week, trying to surf a wave most ...

Portuguese big-wave surfer Alex Botelho had a serious brush with death in this unbelievable jet ski rescue-crash at the WSL's contest at Nazare in Portugal. We got news that the Nazaré Tow ...

The swell forecast promised one of the biggest ever days of surf at Nazaré, and it did not disappoint. Witness Portugal's giant turn it up to 11.

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.

Whether it’s to watch whales, taste wine, hike or surf, summer offers the best time to visit Portugal’s North Atlantic islands.