The biggest wave ever recorded in the Mediterranean Sea.
In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A ...
The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably none are more notable than Nazaré.
On Saturday, Laura Crane took part in the Nazaré Big Wave Challenge. Located at the famed Praia do Norte in Portugal, the event took place in monstrous surf that some were calling the swell of the ...
The investigative minds at How to Survive explore ocean physics and human vulnerability when facing the biggest wave ever ...
In February of 2022, a supercharged extratropical cyclone, dubbed “Eunice,” spiraled across the Atlantic and sent extra-large waves to Nazaré, Portugal. During that swell, Vinicius “Vini” Dos Santos ...
The swell two days before Christmas that gave Santa Cruz surfer Alo Slebir the ride of his life on a towering wave at Mavericks off the coast of Half Moon Bay was officially the biggest wave ridden ...