Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Nic Von Rupp (Sintra, Portugal) whips in on a monster left on a savage, windy day at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on January 30, 2025. Video by Pedro Bala. A contender in the 2024/25 Big Wave Challenge presented by Aquamar.. Follow us at @bigwavechallenge to see who wins! (And see all the entries at the event site www.BigWaveChallenge.com)

Cyclone Alfred has turned it on here on the coast this week! Check it out!

I made my way into cinematography shooting wakeboarding videos a long, long time ago. So I’ve always enjoyed making sports stuff.

But now that I surf alot more than I wakeboard, I’ve come to love the lure of the big swells. The whole beach just comes alive and people everywhere flock to the spectacle. It’s something I always love to shoot. This cyclone in particular offered up the goods, as we, for the first time in a loooong time, had offshore winds coupled with the bump in swell.

This was captured across a quick morning and afternoon shoot. I have no idea who the surfers are. Please tag them if you do. 🙏

If anybody wants to shoot something like this in the future, or has an idea for something cool, hit me up. 🤙

Shot on RED V-Raptor XL.

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