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The history of the waves of Nazaré Portugal, since the first American surfers in the 60s until the discovery of the giant waves of North Beach surfed earlier by local bodyboarders and then by Garret McNamara that showed them to the world.
Feb 21, 2022 · The waves here are magnified and focused by a deep underwater canyon measuring 210 kilometers (130 miles) long and coming to an end at Nazaré Bay. The part of a wave traveling in deep water—over the canyon—moves faster than the part of the wave in shallow shelf water.
Jan 31, 2013 · The photos and video are heart-stopping — the tiny figure of extreme surfer Garrett McNamara balancing on his board as he slides down what's being billed as a record-breaking, 100-foot wall of...
Mar 4, 2024 · Portugal's Nazaré holds an outsized role in the big wave surfing world. The infamous Nazaré Canyon causes huge Atlantic swells to assemble in the depths, before eventually focusing their...
May 16, 2022 · Here's how Garrett McNamara kicked off an entirely new industry in Nazaré, the town known for the biggest waves on Earth. But it's not all good.
In November 2011, surfer Garrett McNamara surfed a then-record-breaking giant wave measuring 23.8 m (78 ft) from trough to crest, at Praia do Norte, Nazaré. [18] On 8 November 2017 Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa broke the previous record by surfing a wave of 24.4 m (80 ft).
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Feb 11, 2020 · Why, when there are a million waves in the world, does Nazare break like no other? Each year from November to March, the eyes of the surfing world focus on a small stretch of ocean offshore from Praia de Norte, Nazare, in north-western Portugal.
