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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just like the rest of the surfing world, I’m going to try not to react to way-too-early world record claims until the claims start landing a little closer to reality. In the meantime, I’ll just double ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

An inside look at Ireland’s rise to the top of the big wave surfing world, and particularly, the nearly unfathomably massive ...