And up and up and up! Surfers at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal, are no strangers to big waves. Video footage of professional surfer Sebastian Steudtner from Germany shows him tackling many beastly ...

Nic von Rupp has surfed a lot of huge waves in his life, but Storm Herminia created one wave so big it eclipsed all his ...

German Big Wave Surfer Sebastian Steudtner surfed possibly the biggest wave ever during the XXL swell at premier big-wave ...

Garrett McNamara is widely recognized for putting Nazaré on the map as a world-class big wave. Since first venturing to Portugal in the mid-2000s, the Hawaiian has dedicated his life to surfing ...

Monster waves roll ashore here between late autumn and spring. They are the largest in the world, so Nazaré is a hotspot for big wave surfers such as the German professional Sebastian Steudtner ...

That world record currently stands at 86 feet, held by German big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner after an incredible wave at Portugal’s famed big wave break, Nazaré, in October 2020.

The WSL has just announced the start of the Big Wave season, from November 1, 2024 until March 31, 2025, with Portugal's famed Praia do Norte break in Portugal as the location for the event.