Tom Butler announced he is taking a break from his professional big wave surfing career with criticism over the World Surf League’s behavior with athletes. He is one of the greatest British big wave riders of all time and has never stopped chasing big winter swells. On December 14, 2018, Butler rode one of the […]
The nominees for the 2020 Big Wave Awards (BWA) have been announced. The Big Wave Awards celebrate its 20th anniversary with a four-division competition: Ride of the Year, XXL Biggest Wave, Paddle Award, and Overall Performer of the Year. Fans will vote the Wipeout of the Year winner.
“Kalani – Gift from Heaven” is a short documentary about the Brazilian waterman, Kalani Lattanzi. The film reveals the life story of a man who ventures out and risks his life in the giant waves of Nazaré. “Kalani goes in the ocean where fish are afraid. Kalani is a freak of nature.”
Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa set a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave ever ridden. The athlete from Guaruja beat Garrett McNamara’s 2011 wave by two feet. The world’s best big wave surfers gathered in Santa Monica for the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards. The show at the Red Bull Headquarters awarded […]
Billy Kemper and Paige Alms have conquered the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Tour (BWT) titles. The 2017/2018 BWT season witnessed incredible performances from the world’s best surfers across three unique competitions – the Puerto Escondido Challenge in Mexico, the Peahi Challenge in Hawaii, and the Nazaré Challenge in Portugal. Maui’s Billy Kemper […]
Today, Nazaré is one of the most popular big wave surf breaks on the planet. Every year, the quiet fishing village attracts hundreds of multinational athletes and thousands of tourists from all over the world, who seek to ride and witness the power of Nature. Whenever a wave breaks near the iconic Nazaré cliff, you […]
Brazilian big wave specialist Maya Gabeira may have surfed the largest wave ever by a female surfer in Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal. The first analysis indicates that Gabeira could have ridden an 80-foot (24 meters) wave. But, as always in this particular surf break, it’s not easy to assess the size of the liquid […]
On February 28, 2017, a drone captured dramatic moments that were taking place at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte. During one of the biggest swells of the Portuguese winter season, professional big wave surfer Pedro “Scooby” Viana catches an enormous wave, rides it and, almost near the end, loses control and falls in a dangerous zone. […]
If it’s not the biggest, it is undoubtedly one of the biggest waves ever ridden. Brazilian big wave rider Rodrigo Koxa caught a bomb at Nazaré that might very well beat Garrett McNamara’s 2011 world record wave. Like many others rides in Nazaré, Koxa’s wave was filmed from an elevated camera position. As a result, […]
Carlos Burle and Rodrigo Koxa have shared a big wave ride at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte, in Portugal. The Brazilian duo simultaneously rode a giant liquid mountain during the first swell of the European winter season, with the waves reaching the 60-foot mark. Party waves at Nazaré are extremely rare. The team performance is being […]