Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had ...

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

Pedro Scooby, one of Brazil's most fearless surfers, has always been recognized for riding the biggest waves on the planet.

If the Tudor Nazaré Challenge swell was 4m at 17 seconds and produced 60-foot waves. What will a swell of 9 m at 17 seconds ...

The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...

Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving ...

In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high.

Oftentimes, in the big wave realm, massive surf is likened to double black diamond peaks. The analogy makes sense – both have tall, steep slopes, and are reserved for experts only. And one mountaineer ...

From Colombia to Portugal, Manly to Wanda - all the broken boards, disastrous first dates and near-drownings with an audience won’t keep me out of the water.

Former Love Islander Laura Crane has stunned her followers by tackling what could be a world record-breaking wave. The surfer, 30, appeared on Love Island in 2018, when she was taking a break from ...

By comparison, the World Record for biggest wave ever surfed is currently held by Sebastian Steudtner, a colossal 93.73 feet ...

The World Cup and Winter Olympics will play an outsize role in defining the year in sports in 2026. But those massive events aren’t the only way for fans to experience the heart-pounding thrills and ...