Why Nazaré's waves are only for the truly brave
Surfing Nazaré
Justine Dupont gets in position for another mammoth wave. Some of the biggest waves on the planet are found at Nazaré, 80 kilometres north of Portugal's capital Lisbon.
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Surfing Nazaré
Justine Dupont.
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Surfing Nazaré
Rafael Tapia.
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Surfing Nazaré
Alemao de Maresias.
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Surfing Nazaré
Justine Dupont heads up the beach
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Surfing Nazaré
Justine Dupont keeping low as he drops in. In January 2013 Garrett McNamara successfully rode what was estimated to be the first 100 ft wave at Nazaré.
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Surfing Nazaré
Rafael Tapia.
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Surfing Nazaré
Rafael Tapia, bumping along, with a LOT of water coming in behind him...
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Surfing Nazaré
Rafael Tapia.
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Surfing Nazaré
Rafael Tapia.
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Surfing Nazaré
Ross Clarke Jones.
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Surfing Nazaré
Sebastien Steudtner and Rafael Tapia find there's room on this wave for two...
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Surfing Nazaré
Sebastien Steudtner.
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Surfing Nazaré
Ross Clarke.
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Surfing Nazaré
Justine Dupont and Ross Clarke Jones - synchronised surfing.
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Surfing Nazaré
Ross Clarke Jones.
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Surfing Nazaré
Fred David.
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Surfing Nazaré
Sebastian Steudtner wearily trudges out of the water after battling the mighty monsters of the deep.
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Surfing Nazaré
Sebastian Steudtner is knackered...
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