Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Compilation of massive surfing wipeouts on the Biggest waves in the world at Nazare Portugal. The waves at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, are famed for being among the largest in the world.

one of the largest swells in recent memory hit Nazaré, off Portugal’s majestic coast. It attracted big-wave surfers from around the world, including two of the most admired, Carlos Burle and Maya Gabeira. Carlos surfed what many believe to be the largest wave ever surfed, while Maya nearly drowned as she charged what could have been the largest wave ever surfed by a woman.

Most surfing wipeouts are hardly extraordinary, or even dangerous. Nine times out of ten, a wipeout is more akin to launching a flying squirrel off the diving board than, say, plunging backwards from the coping of an eight foot half-pipe while skateboarding. After all, it’s only water, right?

Let’s not forget about the one time out of ten. It’s the terrifying moment that leaves us wondering how we ever got talked into this surfing thing in the first place, and although it is indeed rare, it’s also unavoidable. Going face-first into the reef, taking a 10-wave set on the head, getting rag-dolled beneath a malevolent closeout – these are a surfer’s true test of strength, skill, and will-power. Biggest waves ever surfed. riding giants, full movie, rip fallen surfers.

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In November 2011, surfer Garrett McNamara, who resides in Hawai’i, surfed a record-breaking giant wave: 78 feet (23.8 m) from trough to crest, at Nazaré. On 28 January 2013, McNamara returned to the spot and successfully surfed a wave that appeared even larger, but is awaiting an official measurement. Then, on October 28, 2013, Carlos Burle surfed another wave that is currently being scrutinized as possibly the largest wave ever ridden. On that same day, female big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira experienced a near-death wipeout, but was rescued after losing consciousness. Such very high breaking waves form due to the presence of the underwater Nazaré Canyon. The canyon creates constructive interference between incoming swell waves which tends to make the waves much larger. In August 2012, a freak wave killed a 5 year old British girl and her grandfather walking along Salgado Beach.

Shawn Dollar Alex Martins Jamie MItchell Alain Riou Koa Rothman Al Mennie Andy Irons Anthony Tashnick Ben Wilkinson Bob Pike Brock Little Buzzy Trent Carlos Burle Chris Bertish Danilo Couto Darrick Doerner Darryl Virostko Dave Kalama Dave Wassel Eddie Aikau Frank Solomon Gabriel Villaran Garrett McNamara George Downing Brad Gerlach Gerry Lopez Grant Twiggy Baker Grant Washburn Greg Long Greg Noll Ian Walsh Jamie Sterling Jay Moriarty Jeff Clark Jeff Rowley Jose Angel João de Macedo Kai Barger Keala Kennely Ken Bradshaw Ken Colllins Koby Abberton Kohl Christensen Laird Hamilton Laurie Towner Mark Foo Mark Healey Mark Mathews Mark Visser Maya Gabeira Mike Parsons Nathan Fletcher Pat Curren Peter Mel Ramon Navarro Richie Fitzgerald Ross Clarke-Jones Shane Dorian Sion Milosky Zach Wormhoudt Donnie Solomon Todd Chesser Malik Joyeux Peter Davi

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