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 ...

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The morning air is still and the ocean mirrors the sky as we wind down the path from Areias do Seixo, a five-star eco-resort ...

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 ...

Surfing the world's biggest waves takes a certain kind of commitment. Whether it's paddling undeterred into an over-sized XL bomb, or letting go of the rope on an 80-to-90 foot monster, there's a ...

It’s been a wild week of wind, weather, and swell in Europe. The latest being from Storm Ingrid, which brought massive waves all the way from Portugal up to the United Kingdom. With regards to the ...

Video shows Carlos Burle becoming engulfed by a massive swell along the historic big wave beaches of Nazaré in Portugal Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as a reporter, with a ...

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, ...