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Surf's up... and up and up! Surfboarders ride 35ft waves as they compete in Portugal's famous Nazare Big Wave Challenge

This year s competition exploded with 25ft waves thrashing the Portuguese coast at Nazaré in the morning before reaching upwards of 35ft (10.7m) by the afternoon.

WSL Big Wave Season now open with Peʻahi event holding period starting Nov. 10 : Maui Now

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.

The Fight For Survival

Nazaré, Portugal, boasts the biggest waves in the world and is the Mecca of Big-Wave Surfing. In his latest book, sports journalist MATT MAJENDIE shares the highs and lows of the 2021-22 season, witnessing massive waves, wipe-outs, rescues, near tragedies and death-defying escapes. In this edited extract he gives us an insight into a daredevil’s ordeal while searching for the perfect wave… <a class="g1-link g1-link-more" href="https://www.maxim.com.au/archives/20845">More</a>

Professional Surfer Kai Lenny on Routine, Fear and Big Waves