Freire, 47, was best known to surfing fans as one of the Mad Dogs, a group of Brazilian surfers celebrated for conquering Jaws, a giant wave in Hawaii.

It added that the 47-year-old fell while surfing the infamous Atlantic waves near Praia do Norte, a beach in Nazaré. He was rescued by a team of lifeguards but later pronounced dead at the scene ...

Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while surfing giant waves in Nazaré, located on the central coast of Portugal, local authorities said. Freire’s death was confirmed by ...

This Portuguese Town Has the Largest Surfing Waves On the Planet—With 100-foot-tall Waves Recorded Lydia Mansel July 9, 2025 Artur Carvalho/Getty Images Surfer in giant wave in Nazare, Portugal.

So, the 2024 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge went down in Portugal on Monday, January 22nd with a building swell topping 30-40 foot.

If you want to spot or surf one of the Big Waves yourself, you’ll want to visit during ... PierreOlivierClementMantion/Getty Images The city of Nazare, Portugal and the Praia da Nazare beach. No ...

We can expect wave face size at Nazare in the 35-45’ range by the mid to late afternoon, with max sets up to 50’ by the end of the day. Surf size should be close early Tuesday before likely ...

Surfing's best surfers flocked to the invire-only 2025 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Portugal, which runs from November through March.

The TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge is a go. With a strong swell projected to hit Portugal on Monday, January 22nd – the forecast is calling for 35-to-45-foot waves and 50 footers on the sets ...

He is credited with putting tiny Nazare, Portugal, just a few hours outside of Lisbon, on the map. In 2011, he surfed a wave face there determined to be 78-ft. high, a then-world record.