Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands flocked to Nazaré, Portugal, as the first major day of giant wave season began. Surfers were out in the water chasing ...

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 ...

Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving buildings and crash with enough force to reshape the water column below. Those ...

When you think of the world's great big-wave destinations, you likely picture Hawaii's North Shore and the hip town of Haleiwa, the "World's Surfing Capital," renowned for its beaches, art galleries, ...

Green means go, as the World Surf League has called the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge on, with a potential start on Saturday, December 13th at 9:00am GMT. Expectations are high, tensions are raging, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last October big wave surfers Laura Crane, Mason Barnes, Nic von Rupp, and helped João Macedo and his coalition of surfers and fishermen known as the Hope Zones Foundation (HZF) launch Portugal's ...