Video by @kaiquephoto. Edit by Tom Vaughan. “That was the fee I had to pay,” says big wave surfer Polly Ralda, after one of the more nightmare-esque wipeouts at Nazaré we’ve seen this season.

On Monday, the World Surf League wrapped the Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in 30-to-40 foot surf at Portugal’s Praia do Norte, home of the world’s largest waves. It was a Brazilian sweep on the podium ...

Polly Ralda traveled a long way to get to Nazaré. She was born in Guatemala City, well inland from the Pacific Ocean. But she dreamt of surfing big waves since she was 13 years old watching Maya ...

While the mist has settled from the historic, gigantic, 70-foot-plus waves of the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge, it’s time to lookback at a few standout moments. Specifically, Lucas “Chumbo” Chianca ...