Foot shark believed to be a possible great white filmed off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal – the world’s biggest wave.

A new contender for the coveted, hotly-debated “biggest wave ever surfed” title has emerged. This time, from a familiar face in the race; but the location is no surprise. On December 19th, 2025, ...

Did you know some of the biggest surfable waves on Earth rise right here in Portugal? Yeah. These monsters can grow taller ...

A new contender for the coveted, hotly-debated “biggest wave ever surfed” title has emerged. This time, from a familiar face in the race; but the location is no surprise. On December 19th, 2025, ...

“I didn’t grow up by the ocean. I didn’t have rich parents to travel around with me as a kid, I didn’t start surfing until I was an adult, I’m not from Hawaii, Australia, the US – I’m not even from ...

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 ...

NAZARE, PORTUGAL - Dec. 13, 2025: Spectators gather on the cliffs as massive waves crash below during the Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge, part of the 2025/2026 WSL season. Thousands gathered on the ...

In 2013, famed TV journalist Anderson Cooper traveled to Nazaré, Portugal for a segment on 60 Minutes. He met up with big-wave surfer and Nazaré pioneer, Garrett McNamara, for an up-close-and-personal ...

Brazil’s Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca survived two brutal wipeouts to claim another Nazare Big Wave Challenge title in huge, clean waves in Portugal today, while France’s Justine Dupont sealed her ...

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 ...

The world’s biggest wave (that we know of) has been viewed from many angles. Primarily, the cliffside at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal is jam-packed with spectators, photographers, videographers, ...

Three years ago, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, my big-wave surfing mentor and friend, took me to Nazaré, Portugal for the first time. Each winter, some of the world’s best big-wave riders converge on this ...