Hawaiian Garrett McNamara put Nazare on the map in 2011 when he set a then world record for the biggest wave ever surfed at 78 feet (23.77 metres). Brazilian Rodrigo Koxa bettered McNamara's mark in ...

Once a quiet fishing village, Nazaré, Portugal, is home to some of the world's largest rideable waves, reaching up to 100 feet. Learn more about this destination, what causes these massive waves, and ...

If you’ve watched the HBO series “100 Foot Wave,” you’re familiar with the Portuguese town of Nazaré . If you haven’t, check out this video . The second season is streaming now. As longtime HBO ...

NAZARE, Portugal (Reuters) – World-renowned American surfer Garrett McNamara holds a record for riding a 78-foot (24-m) wave – the largest ever surfed. Now he wants to find one almost twice as big.

American Garrett McNamara put this small Portuguese town on the surfing map after receiving an email from Portuguese Dino Casimiro in 2005. The big wave was surfed in 2011. When Dino Casimiro heard ...

Every once in a while we come across a story of people trying to push the limits of what human beings can do. Athletes competing not just against each other, but against mother nature herself. When we ...

This video shows the lighthouse and cliffs of Nazaré in Portugal, where waves from the Atlantic Ocean crash against the rocks ...

As surfing has become more popular and equipment more advanced, the boundaries of what kind of waves are considered surfable have changed dramatically. The eternal surfer hunt for the biggest wave ...

In Nazare, big wave surfers find gigantic waves, but also an unpredictability that tests every phase of their abilities. Along with the weather and wind conditions of location, hundred-foot cliffs ...

For Big Wave rider Garrett McNamara and his wife and manager, Nicole, the HBO adventure series, 100 Foot Wave, began as a way to introduce big wave surfing to the world. What followed was just that ...