Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

In the past five or so years, two spots have dominated the discussion in big-wave surfing: Jaws and Nazaré. The first has been the site of multiple groundbreaking Big Wave Tour events (most of which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being a professional big wave surfer isn't all about riding giant waves. Nic and Clement speaking to journalists outside of Nazaré ...

Dec 13 (Reuters) - Brazil's Lucas "Chumbo" Chianca survived two brutal wipeouts to claim another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title in huge, clean waves in Portugal on Saturday, while France's Justine ...

Green means go, as the World Surf League has called the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge on, with a potential start on Saturday, December 13th at 9:00am GMT. Expectations are high, tensions are raging, ...

The world of big-wave surfing, and especially the crucial aspect of measuring such liquid mountains, is a tricky, often controversial business. “I vividly remember this session because it completely ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...

“My brain was fried, my hard drive was full, and I had to go back to the harbor,” Sydney surfer Matt Grainger told Surfline after surfing 80-foot waves at Nazaré for the first time. “On the way back ...