Hawaiian Garrett McNamara put Nazare on the map in 2011 when he set a then world record for the biggest wave ever surfed at 78 feet (23.77 metres). Brazilian Rodrigo Koxa bettered McNamara's mark in ...

American Garrett McNamara put this small Portuguese town on the surfing map after receiving an email from Portuguese Dino Casimiro in 2005. The big wave was surfed in 2011. When Dino Casimiro heard ...

Hundreds of millions of non surfers know about the towering and terrifying break of Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, as the famous big wave has even become a "bucket list" destination for people of ...

Austrian Max Neuböck spent a whopping 8 hours 5 minutes and 44 seconds continuously surfing a river wave, shattering the ...

In the HBO documentary series “100 Foot Wave,” the world’s bravest surfers are back in Nazare, Portugal, to tackle some of the world's biggest waves. Director Chris Smith joins us to discuss the ...

SANTA MONICA, California -- A Brazilian smashed the world record for the largest wave ever surfed when he rode a monster wave off Portugal. The World Surf League's judges determined that a wave ...

Via satellite monitoring, scientists detect unprecedented swell in the Pacific Ocean from 2024 storm, which brought huge waves to Hawaii and California.

After watching an episode of 100 Foot Wave, the HBO series featuring big wave surfer Garrett McNamara, you'll likely be left with goosebumps—it's anxiety-inducing to watch humans tumble down monstrous ...

Nazaré is not to be trifled with. Sure, there are the claims that the wave is one giant mushburger, and therefore not as heavy as other XXL spots like Jaws or Maverick’s or wherever. But still, the ...

HBO’s 100 Foot Wave, which premiered earlier this month, follows a group of big wave riders as they travel the globe hunting for the planet's biggest swells The docuseries is about "so much more" than ...