The World Surf League 2023/2024 Big Wave season is officially open. This Big Wave season will feature events at two iconic locations: the TUDOR Jaws Big Wave Challenge at Peʻahi on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands; and the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Nazaré, Portugal. The holding period to run the competition at Nazaré opens today, and Peʻahi starts on Nov. 10. Both events’ holding periods close on March 31, 2024.
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Watch: Slab Shenanigans in Brazil
Heaviest Brazil ever?
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Some waves were made to be ridden, some not so much. Brazil’s freak-of-nature novelty slab, called “Shock,” hovers somewhere right on the border.
The spine-twisting, surfboard-snapping, jet-ski-swallowing slab came to life this past week, with what some Rio de Janeiro locals are calling one of the biggest swells to hit the spot in a long time. And a handful of hearty chargers decided to roll the dice…see below.
Vid: Matheus Couto [Promo photo: Tony D’Andrea]
Regarding the swell, Surfline’s Mike Watson explained: “This storm was pretty similar to the storm we saw back in February that set up the slab carnage in Rio but located just a little further south. The storm started to form on Sunday moving off the north Argentina coast while tracking off the east over the open Atlantic. Strongest winds up to gale force were right on the S and W sides of the storm aimed right at Rio.
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