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

Italy has waves? Turns out, yes.

Forget the gentle waves of a sunny day at the beach. The ocean is a terrifying place, capable of displaying fantastical power. Now, a new analysis of the physics behind waves reveals they can reach ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Monster 25 to 30-foot waves are forecast for the Oregon and Southwest Washington coasts for the next three days. The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf advisory ...

The biggest waves in the world are in Portugal. Nazaré, a sleepy fishing village north of Lisbon, suddenly and steadily has emerged as the epicenter for big-wave surfing in recent years, producing ...

The West Coast was hit with monster waves, sparking widespread flooding, evacuations and harrowing ocean rescues. The waves are part of a storm system stirring up surf from Southern California all the ...

The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably none are more notable than Nazaré.

American Garrett McNamara put this small Portuguese town on the surfing map after receiving an email from Portuguese Dino Casimiro in 2005. The big wave was surfed in 2011. When Dino Casimiro heard ...