In the winter of 2016-17 the World Surf League held its first ever big wave event in Portugal, the Nazare Big Wave Challenge.After a day of carnage the event – a strictly paddle surfing affair ...

Only experts, like Portugal’s own Nic Von Rupp, tempted fate in search of glory and motored out to have a crack at what Rupp called the “biggest swell in years.” Check out his video recap below. “Some ...

We have a live cam at Nazare, for your viewing pleasure. Also, here’s what makes this wave tick: Mechanics.

Big wave events are tough. Big wave surfing is unpredictable. Sponsors are gambling on a contests that might not run. Maybe ...

Ben Larg, from Tiree, was first taken out on a surf board when he was a toddler A teenager from Tiree is preparing for the latest big wave surf season at Nazaré Ben Larg has carved out a career ...

Former surf champion Brazilian Lucas Chumbo, was in Nazare at the time, and towed Mr Formston to the highest waves. "Lucas Chumbo is one of the all time legends of big wave surfing, so it was a ...

Big wave surfing is one of the ultimate thrills, where surfers conquer massive walls of water that defy comprehension. The unquenchable thirst for adrenaline and pursuit of world records is a ...

Big wave surfer, Maya Gabeira, has been a driving force in the surf world since the start of her professional career as a young teenager. In 2020, Gabeira set ...

It’s been a somewhat quiet season, thus far, in the Atlantic big wave surfing sector. Elsewhere in the Pacific, there's been less crickets – capping off 2024, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave ...