The first ever Nazaré Challenge gets underway December 20, at Praia do Norte, in Portugal. The third event of the 2016 Big Wave Tour is expecting a giant Atlantic swell capable of producing waves in the 30-to-50-foot range. However, the organizers underline that the competition might only run December 21 or 22, depending on swell […]
They’re two big wave surfers, and they hail from Russia. The previous sentence doesn’t seem to make sense, but they’re in Nazaré, Portugal, to prove that our preconceptions are wrong. Andrei “Dolphin” Ovchinnikov and Andrey Karr Boldyrev have the looks of a surfer. Their hairstyle, their clothes, and their eyes on the ocean are not […]
The Big Wave Tour (BWT) has added Nazaré’s Praia do Norte to the 2016/2017 schedule. The circuit managed by the World Surf League announced that the Portuguese beach break will challenge the world’s best big wave riders. The new calendar showcases six breaks, three in each hemisphere. But there’s more: the schedule includes a brand […]
It’s definitely been a busy big wave surfing season at Nazaré. The 2015/2016 winter brought giant swells to Portugal’s iconic surf break, alongside fresh new faces. Challenge and fear go hand in hand in the heart of Nazaré’s underwater canyon. The famous fishing town is increasingly attracting more and more surfers. The hunt for the […]
Tom Lowe had a day to remember at Nazaré. On his first wave ever at Praia do Norte, the British found an improbable jet ski halfway down the face of the liquid mountain. All’s well that ends well. It was just another big wave surfing day at the Portuguese fishing town. It wasn’t colossal, titanic […]
Puerto Escondido, Jaws, and The Right are the locations nominated for “Ride of the Year” 2014/2015 at the World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards. Despite the breathtaking sessions that took place in Nazaré, which attracted riders from all corners of the globe, the European big wave location is once again left out of the […]
Garrett McNamara and friends have opened the 2014/2015 big wave surfing season at Nazaré, Portugal. The Hawaiian charger is ready for new challenges in the westernmost country of mainland Europe. The fishing town of Nazaré, with its singular underwater canyon, has welcomed Mcnamara, as the first serious post-summer swell hits Praia do Norte. GMAC is […]
Surf photographer Tó Mané is hosting an innovative photo in the waves of Ribeira d’Ilhas, in Ericeira, Portugal. Hailed as the European surfing capital, Ericeira is a World Surfing Reserve since 2011. The multiple surf breaks, which includes Ribeira d’Ilhas and Coxos, have been explored since the mid-1970s. Tó Mané, the man who photographed Garrett […]
Garrett McNamara has officially surfed the biggest wave ever. The Guinness World Records have confirmed that McNamara has ridden a 78-foot wave (23,7 metres) in Nazaré, Portugal, to dethrone Mike Parsons and his wave at Cortes Bank. The announcement was made during the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards and confirms what SurferToday.com has reported in […]