View: Nazare Live. Garrett McNamara ... He has since seen the transformation of the fort, which was closed to the public for centuries, into a big-wave surfing museum backing all the WSL events.

When To Surf Nazaré. The swell season is the same as all other spots in the northern hemisphere, from late September through to March. However, the biggest waves are surfed in the height of ...

It now houses a surfing museum, with tickets costing two euros each. It welcomed 371,391 visitors last year, almost five times the number who attended in 2015, its first full year of opening.

Few know the waves at Nazare better than Garrett McNamara.His words are worth the time. Swell Source • Strongest swells of year from October through April when intense mid-latitude frontal lows ...

It began as a pretty humble surf spot however. In the late 1960s, American surfers visited during the much calmer summer months and rode the waves that broke along Nazaré's main beach, Praia do Sul.

Jaws and Nazare are two surf breaks where the biggest waves in the world is ridden. But which one is the big-wave surf break winner? Author: Men's Journal. Dec 5, 2019 2:58 AM EST.

But away from that, there are a few surfing gems that are overshadowed by the towering spectacle of menacing waves. Once you're in the town, a winding track will lead you down to Farol da Nazaré ...

For generations of locals, Nazare's giant waves meant only death and danger. Now, they have fuelled a big-wave surfing boom in the town.

Take a brief look back at how the world's most exciting big wave spot came to be and how it's grown to become world renowned for surfers and non-surfers alike.