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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.