Along Portugal’s Atlantic rim, Nazaré has become shorthand for oceanic extremes, where 7‑story waves rise like moving ...

A new kelp project is bringing fishermen, surfers, and conservationists onto the same team just south of the world's tallest ...

Surfing the world's biggest waves takes a certain kind of commitment. Whether it's paddling undeterred into an over-sized XL bomb, or letting go of the rope on an 80-to-90 foot monster, there's a ...

On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but its ...

Every year, record-seeking surfers and spectators descend on the small Portuguese town of Nazaré for the "big wave" season, when water can surge up to 100 feet (30 meters) tall. When you purchase ...

Cortes Bank, a shallow seamount 100 miles into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, is a mystical place; a legendary, yet fabled spot in the world of big-wave surfing. But Cortes Bank is also ...

To capture images of surfers taking on the dangerous swells in Teahupo’o, Ben Thouard must suit up himself. By John Otis Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes ...

Big wave surfing captures imaginations. And photographing giant waves is an animal all its own. A writer shares what she had to learn to understand the pursuit.