At Nazaré, Portugal, this cliffside fort overlooks the ocean’s wildest swells. A legendary spot for surf and storms.

A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast. Later the same day, a ...

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 ...

LOVE Island star Laura Crane may have just surfed the biggest wave ever by a woman as she tackled a huge swell in Portugal. The former reality star, 30, was competing in the Nazaré Big Wave Challenge ...

A British surfer from Devon may have ridden her way into the record books after surfing possibly the biggest wave ever attempted by a woman. Laura Crane, 30, was competing at the Nazaré Big Wave ...

Brazil’s Lucas Chianca and France’s Justine Dupont claimed victory at the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge as some of the biggest waves in the event’s history broke at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, ...

Dec 13 - 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 Dupont ...

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 ...

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 ...

Veteran big-wave surfer Carlos Burle experienced a terrifying wipeout at Nazaré, Portugal, on an estimated 80-foot wave. Pulled deep underwater, Burle was eventually rescued by jet ski drivers Lucas ...

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 ...