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How the biggest waves in the world break off the coast of Portugal

The dangerous world of big wave surfing is defined by a number of unique and remarkable waves around the globe, and arguably ...
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Waimea Bay: How Surfing's Most Famous Big Wave was Made

Waimea Bay continues to evolve. El Niño conditions in 1969 and 1983, for example, triggered massive winter swells that ...
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A Rare Swell Hit 100 Miles Out to Sea, These Big-Wave Surfers Dropped Everything to Go

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 ...
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Santa Cruz surfer going to Oahu for prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational

TODAY... HERE ON THE SANTA CRUZ COASTLINE... WHERE HE FIRST DISCOVERED HIS LOVE FOR SURFING... TAKE A LOOK. ### LOCAL SANTA CRUZ SURFER... WILEM BANKS... IS HEADING ...
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Big-wave surfers mark opening of The Eddie holding period

Hundreds gathered at Waimea Bay on Friday for the opening ceremony of the Rip Curl Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, marking the start of the three-month holding period for one of surfing’s most ...
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HBO's “100 Foot Wave ”Explores the Dangers Big Wave Surfers Face While Riding World’s Biggest and Deadliest Swells

HBO’s 100 Foot Wave, which premiered earlier this month, follows a group of big wave riders as they travel the globe hunting for the planet's biggest swells The docuseries is about "so much more" than ...
Orange County Register

Big waves, big crowds expected at area beaches for the Fourth of July weekend

Be warned, beaches will be packed and the waves will pack a punch for the holiday weekend. A strong south swell has prompted a beach hazard statement from the National Weather Service through late ...