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 ...

And up and up and up! Surfers at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, are no strangers to big waves. Video footage of professional surfer Sebastian Steudtner from Germany shows him tackling many beastly ...

Over the past decade and change, the realm of big wave surfing has seen a gravitational shift towards Europe and, particularly, Nazaré, Portugal. It’s now ground zero for the world’s largest ...

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 ...

Kelsey Grammer and Ted Danson Didn’t Speak for 30 Years After Danson Confronted Him on ‘Cheers’ Set: ‘I’m Kind of Mad You Don’t Show Up Ready to Go’ ...

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 ...

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 ...