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The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...

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 ...

A British surfer may have broken the world record for the biggest wave ridden by a woman. Laura Crane is awaiting confirmation on whether she surpassed the existing mark of 73.5ft (22.4m), held by ...

(CNN) — A series of powerful storms in the Pacific Ocean are driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and posing a significant risk to people and structures along the ...