The world's biggest waves - and those who surf them
The windswept cliffs of Nazaré in Portugal attract men and women who dare to ride ten-storey swells, and a host of long-lens crews that capture the action
06 July 2025 - 00:00
Nazaré. Even without the now famous 30m waves, the name has a mystical ring to it. Close your eyes, say “Nazaré” and, if you know anything about surfing, you'll instantly picture roaring white froth, rolling towards the craggy brow of Portugal's ancient Praia do Norte cliffs that jut out over the Atlantic like a lonely tooth, capped with the red roof of the Farol de Nazaré lighthouse. Gnarled, wind-flayed and crusted with salt and spectators, those cliffs have taken the continual pounding of the winter waves for millenia. ..
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