Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

Surfer Conor Maguire has claimed what may be Ireland’s largest ever swell it was almost on his doorstep at Mullaghmore in County Sligo.

The area, which generally produces waves of 6-9 metres (20-30ft) in height, was hit by a rare coincidence of conditions: the swell from Hurricane Epsilon on top of a mid-Atlantic depression which produced waves breaking almost a mile out and touching, perhaps, 18 metres in height.

After asking the permission of the local council due to Covid restrictions and in coordination with the RNLI, it was deemed appropriate for Maguire and his support team – including five jetskis for safety – to ride.

‘Originally when I saw the swell on the charts, I was like: ‘Oh fuck, of course it would happen during lockdown,’’ Maguire told the surfing website Magic Seaweed of his potentially record breaking wave, adding that ‘my main concern was not to offend anyone or put pressure on the hospital system’.

On the wave itself, the Maguire said, ‘it was smooth, man. I felt like butter or something … I just kind of stood there [laughs]. But it ended up catching up with me in the end’

Thousands of surf lovers flocked to Nazare beach on the north Portugal coast on Thursday for the first big swell of the season.

The big wave hotspot has long attracted surfers and tourists looking to experience the powerful force of nature, and Nazare’s fame has grown since American pro surfer Garrett McNamara broke the world record by riding the biggest wave of all time here in 2011.

The beach is optimal for surfing huge waves due to a geological phenomenon called the ‘Nazare Canyon’ – a deep fault that runs along the bottom of the sea and propels the swell of the Atlantic Ocean towards the coast.

Each winter Nazare welcomes professional surfers from around the world who come in search of the biggest waves at the Nazare Challenge – one of the legs on the World Surf League Big Wave Tour.

In Portugal masks have become mandatory outside in recent days with most people complying, but not all of them. In recent days Portugal also broke the daily record of Covid-19 cases, on Thursday alone registering a total of 4,222 cases.

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