
Extreme Surfers Catch Record Waves In Portuguese Town
Big wave surfers have been flocking to a formerly sleepy Portuguese fishing town, chasing monster waves that are some of the highest ever surfed.
Earlier this month the news broke that a set of fearsome 20-metre (65-feet) waves were coming to the small town of Nazare on Portugal’s Atlantic coast.
The message spread like wildfire and soon extreme surfers and sports fans — as well as keen photographers — arrived at the town’s Praia de Norte beach.
They gathered on the roof of a red lighthouse, listening to the deafening roar and watching in awe as the waves smashed …