Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

With a name like Nazaré, an ode to the holy city of Nazareth, the waves that pound the small Portuguese fishing village every winter are, aptly, quite biblical. Nazaré – just north of Portugal’s ...

Surfing's best surfers flocked to the invire-only 2025 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Portugal, which runs from November ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. About an hour and a half north of Lisbon, Portugal, by bus, lies the ...

One of the best sports documentaries in the past few years was 2018’s Momentum Generation, Jeff and Michael Zimbalist’s feature-length look at a group of connected surfers, which aired on HBO that ...

After a month and some change of prohibition, surfing is officially allowed to resume at Nazaré. However, the decree comes with a few new rules. WATCH LIVE: Nazaré Surf Cam Surfing is only permitted ...

Following large crowds descending upon the cliff at Praia do Norte, who came to watch Portugal’s premier XXL hellscape of Nazaré during last week’s historic swell, health officials have issued a ...

With about 30 minutes left in the competition, the frequency of the swell began to slow down, giving the commentating team time to reflect on the impressive work by the water-safety team throughout ...

There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...

The TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is a premier surfing event on the big wave surfing calendar. The event draws elite surfers from across the globe to the treacherous waves of Praia do Norte in ...