The Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is officially a go. The World Surf League has issued a green alert for a potential run day on Saturday, but event organizers will provide a final competition update ...

Brazilian big-wave surfer rides a historically massive wave at Nazaré, Portugal, sparking the ongoing debate for the world record of biggest wave ever surfed.

“Swell of the year” forecasts can often be a double-edged sword. On one hand, hype is hype for a reason, and systems that pop up over the Atlantic Ocean and are aimed right at Nazaré are nothing to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world’s biggest wave (that we know of) has been viewed from many angles. Primarily, the cliffside at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, ...

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, ...

Surfers Lucas Chianca, 30, of Brazil and Justine Dupont, 34, of France were crowned champions at the 2025-26 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal, on Saturday. Nic von ...

Brazilian surfer Carlos Burle said he had one of the closest calls of his surfing career on Wednesday, as he thanked a first response team for pulling him out of a giant swell that engulfed him in the ...

The Top 5 Moments from Nazaré showcase fearless commitment, elite wave selection, and championship-level teamwork in one of the most intense days of big wave surfing. From brutal wipeouts to masterful ...

Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving buildings and crash with enough force to reshape the water column below. Those ...

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 ...