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 ...

NAZARÈ, Portugal – Off the coast of Portugal, a quiet fishing village has progressively evolved into the premier venue for big wave surfers looking to catch the wave of a lifetime. For decades, thrill ...

The surfing community is in uproar after big wave surfer Alex Botelho’s horrific jet ski accident at the Nazare Tow Surfing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

In February of 2022, a supercharged extratropical cyclone, dubbed “Eunice,” spiraled across the Atlantic and sent extra-large waves to Nazaré, Portugal. During that swell, Vinicius “Vini” Dos Santos ...

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 ...

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

All eyes turn to Portugal as one of the largest swells in years lights up Nazaré with historic big wave glory on the line. The 2025/2026 TUDOR NAZARÉ Big Wave Challenge official competition window ...

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Nazaré is a nightmare. And this week, during the opening days of the swell season, the Portuguese beast lived up to its reputation with international tow teams enduring some serious carnage. (See the ...