Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. About an hour and a half north of Lisbon, Portugal, by bus, lies the ...

Some of the biggest waves ever surfed break off the now-iconic coastline of Nazaré, which is Portugal's charming little town, packed with terracotta rooftops and dramatic cliffs. Gigantic, 80-foot ...

It’s been a somewhat quiet season, so far, for Nazaré – the sleepy Portuguese fishing town home to the biggest waves on earth, Guinness World Records, etc. But that could change in the next 72 hours, ...

One of the largest North Atlantic XXL swells ever witnessed during the month of October came to Nazare, Portugal, thanks in part to last week’s Hurricane Epsilon. The massive swell built in on ...

Most of Europe has had a torrid, turgid winter, though Spain and Portugal have been the worst hit. So far this year, there have been six major low-pressure systems that have struck the Iberian ...

Following large crowds descending upon the cliff at Praia do Norte, who came to watch Portugal’s premier XXL hellscape of Nazaré during last week’s historic swell, health officials have issued a ...

Nazaré is a hotspot for monster waves on the Portuguese coast. Every year, between October and March, "big-wave" surfers hit the small fishing town during an annual peak in wave size, when the water ...

Western Europe is preparing to be battered by storm Ingrid, the largest in a series of systems moving across the North Atlantic. Big wave surfer Nic von Rupp is eyeing the forecast for Nazaré, saying ...

There is a popular, Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary television series, “100 Foot Wave,” just beginning its third season of production. It’s about the personal lives of big wave surfers and their ...