The story of Nazaré's rise to surfing prominence began in 2011 when Hawaiian big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara successfully rode a massive wave estimated to be around 24 meters (approximately 78 ...

He was then in his early teens, capable of riding the small surf because of his skateboard ... Everyone you meet in Nazaré knows someone who died—and especially died in a wave, within sight ...

The 31-year-old, who’s been a life-long surfer, rode a 68-foot wave earlier this year during the World Surf’s League in ... While riding a wave in Nazare North Canyon she was wiped out and ...

A teenage budding pro surfer died Tuesday while riding the mega-swell waves in Barbados during Hurricane Irma, multiple outlets report. Zander Venezia — of Bridgetown, Barbados — was surfing a ...