Are these the largest Waves ever surfed? | Nazare 2020: The Beast Awakens
2020 ж. 3 Қар.
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When the hurricane Epsilon swell arrived in Nazare, Portugal last week, 18-year-old professional surfer and local António Laureano was ready. Join António, along with an international crew of big wave surfing's elite, as they face the 'Swell of Century' in Nazare 2020: The Beast Awakens.
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I love how all the people who travel there are like "oh it's a spiritual journey and Yoga and bean sprouts and my inner child" and the locals are like " I can't wait to surf really big waves".
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 usually the case. Outsider are always more extra
Locals eat Portuguese food, they know bean sprouts are for rabbits
Hahaha
Bean sprouts 😂
Lol true story
Went surfing for a whole week, thought I could handle the big waves and went really far out. The wave was like 7 feet (tiny but it was the fifth day of surfing in my entire life). Fell of my surfboard and the wave rolled me around underwater, I was like a little doll completely at the behest of nature. In that moment for the first time in my life I truly thought I was going to die, can’t image what it feels like to fall Into one of those whoppers.
When I was 10 I was wave diving in Spain and a 5m wave came and the same thing happened to me but for some reason I wasn’t afraid? At the time I was swimming almost every day and had practiced swimming underwater and holding my breath for ages. If that happened now I’d be terrified though 😂 I need to get back into it. I’d love to surf but I love wave diving so much. I don’t know what it’s really called but my dad taught me it, I guess he did it when he was surfing and lost his surf board?
@@lildreamsky5584 well if we’re talking about dramatic experiences when I was 4 I got hit with like a half a meter wave and was very frightened. End to my story
when i was 9, i was 9 years old.
All these stories sound horrific and terrifying glad I’ve never experienced them : )
I felt the same way the first time I wiped out, like I was actually going to die. It was scary af
Death defying drops, wow! The odd thing about surfers is that they have huge balls but are very humble because they face the power of nature every day. The ocean can be very menacing and break you in half like a twig anytime. The water can turn ice cold with one current going through. There are jagged rocks, undertows, rip tides, wave smashes that churn you into pulp, sand bars that can break your fingers and bones, and more. You never know what you get that day in the ocean. So you remain humble. But it takes a special kind of courage to the point of foolhardiness to tackle those waves, and a lot of strength and experience and split second decisions. A rare breed are surfers.
What about being injured from your board or leash or by some apex predator beneath?
What about the female surfers.
Bruh. I’ll take death by parachuting/BASE jumping over drowning any day. At least you’ll get a nice view with the former!🙃
I agree.
@@marshallcalder247 turtles that can bite also
I am not a surfer never surfed but I am fascinated by the massive magnitude and power of the seas and the bravery it takes to essentially race them
Many years of training. So at 18 he has been surfing his whole life to be a proficient big wave surfer.
Can you imagine the sound of that monster breaking behind you? I wish they could capture that
I wonder how much you'd have to spend on your speakers to play the sound back.
Sounds like a Por nhub line 😂
@@clawsoon they are called Monitor Studio speakers and even the cheappest ones would do the job or even some average studio head-phones!
Is not just the sound the ground even moves like a earthquake I'm not kidding.
It isn't actually a monster, its just the noise of the waves
Seeing the volume of water in large waves in the sea is so terrifying yet you can’t help but watch in awe.
When these waves break, they make the water literally boil. You can see it bubbling for some time,
Awe? Nah. Dread. I’ll take death by parachuting/BASE jumping over drowning any day. At least you’ll get a nice view with the former!🙃
@@kenchristie9214 I’m pretty sure every wave bubbles since it’s just water crashing in on its self
Lies again? American Education Portugal Germany
i´ve been there three times to watch,and thats when i Discovered the Real meaning of Breathtaking
The mother of Antonio is so sweet. His father and him are cautious but excited to be in the water and she’s there on shore like “I pray, I pray a lot.” 😂 Bless her.
Antonio was without masks. Very dangerous.
@Riverflower I was thinking the same. The fact she is accepting and even supportive of such a dangerous sport her husband and son participate in is commendable. It must be really hard to watch them.
Man just hears about the tsunami coming to wipe out the city and he casually grabs his surfboard.
The casual daredevil surfer Tuesday
🤣
Everybody gangsta till they get the Interstellar waves
Mountains
@@swaytannic1179 facts lol.. classic
You know there’s gonna be that one person who tries to surf it
@@rain3517 Probably Garrett.
@@rodrigobraz2 Yep, no doubt about it, Garrett would be the first to be surfing those waves...
I'm from Portugal and even if you are not into surfing, Nazaré is a very cool town to visit and the nearby areas too, são Martinho do Porto has a huge beach bay and there is no overcrowding at all
Thank you for informing me where Nazare is located
Portugal is now on my bucket list!
Hi, when is the best time to visit for the big waves?? I can wait to see for myself.
@@dexterb33 for the giant waves between autumn and winter
Surfing towns are like that
Portugal, small country but big balls!! Respect from Italy... 🇮🇹🇵🇹💪🙌
🙄😂
Italy great country and nice people.
@@jlsxs yup
Italy - Long Country, Long Willy
Portugal crh
Portuguese people are some of the kindest you can meet! Big love from UK
Cheers megan , love from portugal
That’s one big reason I’m moving here!
sometimes i close my eyes in the shower and i think I'm drowning, thats as clos to nazare as i've surfed
That made me laugh more than it should 😂😂😂
LMFAOKSNDNSJAJA
I've spent a lot of summers in Nazaré, I've spent a lot of time in (ocean) water. You're not close at all, trust me. One thing is the comfort and soft water of a shower... Another is a wild gigantic massive beast that can break your neck and spine, burying you in 6 meters of water like nothing. That sea is rough, brutal and cold... Fyi you feel the cold right in your bones too. Not a comfortable feeling let me tell you but they say it's therapeutic, idk... After a few dives you get used to it. It certainly isn't for people with a weak spirit. Sorry for the dramatization but it really is a night/day difference and I understand where you coming from... I like showers too lol
@@Trip4man 🤔 but you feel the cold right in the bones in every water (maybe not in all but in most haha).. That doesn't happen only in Nazaré. Are you portuguese? If so (or not), take a break of surfing one day and go to Fragas de São Simão. You'll then know what's cold (or almost like freezing to death - I'm kinda exaggerating but at the same time I'm not) 😅 also, you have an amazing landscape in front of your eyes haha
LOL!!😂
Surfing has to be the most toughest and dangerous sport in the entire world. Just a human trying to strike a delicate balance with nature. No two waves are ever the same. Exhilarating to watch-I can only imagine what it's actually like to surf massive big waves. Respect to *all* surfers in the world-amateur and professional.
I never realized that a lot of these guys are spiritually connected to their craft. Really cool. I love hearing philosophies behind dangerous sports. Listening to Alex Honnold talk about free soloing is also a trip.
It’s more like they are toying with death so much their soul is literally going in and out of their physical body because it is that scary.
@@kristopherdetar4346 my dear friend, is there really a difference?
@@jevinday 😂😂😂😂
I used to surf in Cape Town growing up there and biggest I've ridden was twelve feet. Watching these waves give me goose bumps :) They are so big and powerful.
Wow how aren’t you scared? To drown? Or of sharks there? Respect
@@tschakalili aint nothing like putting yourself at the mercy of the big drink lad
I want some raw footage of Nazare. I appreciate the editing they've done but im just waiting for someone to upload some untouched gopro/drone footage with the natural sound to give you a real idea of what its like out there.
Search for Kai Lenny POV Nazare if you wanna shityerbritches
search for maquina voadora
There’s a bunch of those on KZhead???
It's amazing, I live in Portugal and go there to every year to visit family I love to see the beach it's truly beautiful and one of the best views I've seen
there’s a documentary on hbo called 100 ft waves and it’s about nazare
1:54 when a local says he had never seen waves brake so far ... it means that is really an huge swell
I could sit there and just watch those waves all day long. Breathtaking, so amazing.
The documentary on the discovery and coming together of this place is an amazing watch too. I'm glad the Olympics are there. They worked hard to figure out a safe way to surf there and get people to come.
Always jaw dropping...watching beasts meet, interact, play, chase and challenge each other.
I know this might be obvious to many, but it gives me great relief to think that even the greatest of athletes on the sea, are as anxious and stupefied as a layman !! It's the courage to overcome that, differentiates them !! And it is easier said than done ✌️
Surfing was the hardest thing 😭 I struggled just trying to stand up on the board let alone balance on a wave 🥴 huge kudos to them!! 👏🏽✨
Massive respect to anyone who has the testicular fortitude to go out there and conquer these behemoth waves 🌊
Respect ? 😂😂😂
no one can concur them
yeah you´ve gotta have Big Conkers to Ride those Beast's
Justine DuPont has conkers? 😂
I will always respect the Ocean. It is so powerful that you inherently respect It. And at the same time, It is fascinating and beautiful.
Agreed.. i love the ocean
I was at the beach last month and I was thinking about how the Ocean has done more work at this point than all the humans in all of human history will do. Force = Mass of all waves x Velocity they are moving x Distance they displace the water. I have a hard time imagining that number in Joules of work and it NEVER stops doing that work.
@ryanshafer10 the ocean creates more energy in a minutes than humans have in all time, probably a second
Great video. Huge waves. That's very beautiful. Great surfing.
Why are you everywhere
@@zylechess yeah true! Maybe a robot
@@zylechess ya he is every i look
Boomer
Yeah go away
Such crazy waves are there! How brave a person should be to ride one of these...they surely deserve to be admired!
Magical place, amazing waves, the true power of nature. Thanks Garrett McNamara for bringing all of us to Nazare!
Our country is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Planet earth is amazing.
No. You should have said God is amazing!
yes indeed, Portugal is amazing so are the people there and it was nice of you to say "our country" no ownership, just pride.
Blyatt
Love Portugal, went there again this summer. My kids voted as their best vacation ever :).
Best footage I’ve seen from the Epsilon swell.... thank you.... stay safe out there boyz and girlz
Massive respect to these guys🙌🏽. I’ve attempted surfing once in my life just last year in Rio de Janeiro and my goodness it was a workout of a lifetime just paddling out to catch a wave and I can’t even imagine the skill it takes to ride waves this size.
I scared myself silly just watching this, much respect and admiration.
Guess I'll have to break out my 4' 11" fish kneeboard from the 70s out of storage. Head over there for one last hurrah. 😂
I'll bring my skim board and beater board with no fins!
@@jzen1455 or the wave storm with no fins lmaoo
I'll bring my hand plane and body surf that 🤙😁🤙
What a hurrah that would be. Legend.
@@jasem222 I'd surf Nazarre if I had a Terminal illness.
This is some badass moves. Surfing waves that high, man ill just watch from here.
Incredible. I'm from London, I find it hard to comprehend the power of these waves, I'm still blown away though!
I’m portuguese and live close to the beach that means that I grew up going a lot to the sea. A small wave of 2.5 - 4m can easily hurt you really bad if you don’t know how to manage to cross it (best way is to go under). Now imagine waves of 30-35m!
@@luispereira5118 I’m a Body Boarder and a wave with 2m looks really big considering that I’m closer to the water then a Surfer is.
Nazaré, have a V shapped crack near the coast that makes this waves, for the ammount of water sent up, i ca t imagine the streght of a wave like this
Kai Lenny (one of the big wave surfers) went to my elementary and middle school and we actually had the same teacher, except he went there maybe 8-10 years before me hehe. I remember he came to sign hats with us and give a speech one day and it was really cool to meet him
Mi sueño es conocer NAZARE PORTUGAL...... LA OLA MAS GRANDE DEL MUNDO. SALUDOS DESDE COSTA RICA.
Saludos desde Portugal, José.
And let me tell you in that fort/lighthouse (it's the two things, was a fort to defend the Nazaré village from pirates and after that they put a lighthouse to help boats stay out of this waves). In that lighthouse you have a great view from the big waves, the waves almost reach 30mts and the light house is higher than 60mts. But sometimes even the foam can reach the fort, but when the waves break you can feal it in your body because they are very powerful waves.
entendes português?
KARAMBA...CRAZY NAZARE...this surf-spot is so unique!!!! AMAZING!
The volume of white water after some of them waves broke...was enormous Have not seen white water that high and with that amount of depth. Wow. Thanks surfers for your courage!!!
Wow~and Wow again!!! These surfers are unbelievable....I have never ever seen such incredible footage with the highest waves...such as these; thanks so much for posting this! Insane!!!
These people are awesome...mostly because of respect they have for each other...I feel there is no competition, and everyone hopes to be lucky enough to catch that beast!!! A sport in it's true nature!! Awesome! : )
except for that one guy who snaked
@@augustgade7084 lol pretty sure he didn't voluntarily put both of their lives at stake
well the true beast is surely awakening...
Surfing is not like that AT ALL. Often times its a very toxic community.
Lmfao, surfing is actually one of the most pretentious sports in existence,, lots of elitists who think they are better then everyone else just cause they surf
Hello guys and girls, it was so exciting to watch you on the big day, you can be so proud of all of you and I have huge respect for your sport. It was really really great! I studied the weather map for days and fevered that Poseidon would offer you what you wanted in your dreams. Thank you !!! Stay safe !!!🤲☀️🌊
Totally insane waves and the guys riding them are certifiable, very very cool!
Portugal 🇵🇹 : The Most Epic Little Country On The Planet.
All the music chosen were great. Went so well with the video. thanks :)
They are so big they have to zoom far out making them look small
The ocean is such a trip …. Pretty amazing
OMG, You guys were AWESOME. Hope one day I can visit this place and watch live, so far I only watched in Bali. This is incredibly awesome.....
Haven't surfed for over 25 years, still something I think about daily. Many sports and hobbies fall by the wayside in life, surfing never leaves you. Ever.
Only a surfer knows the feeling! Hope you get to go out again soon, life is too short to not surf for 25 years!
1:28 didn't know David Beckham was into surfing. Keep it up lad.
His mom... What a badass chic to support her guys like that. It's gotta be just that much better having your parents, not just support, but participation in what you love. Even when the outcome is out of everyone's control and there's a very real chance of ending badly. Dude is living his absolute best life!! 🤙
I never get tired of watching these videos
Portugal on it's best. So proud for being portuguese and I've got on my country this power of wild nature!
Siuuu
Same
Been having recurrent dreams that I can swim in rough surf like a seal and breathe underwater. Maybe time to take up surfing.
do it
Don't
Lol all I did dream was that I fell on my face in the water
Destiny is calling you
Shout out to McNamara for surfing the 1st world record wave here, & bringing all these awesome riders out to this beautiful place!🤙
These vids are so cool! I definitely want more!
3:40 Worlds biggest waves and still people getting snaked....
Smh
Just FYI the guy in the back was in the wrong (and snaking)
It was a peak. They should have split it, but they got greedy.
@@EthanKolasinski if only you were there to teach them.
Yeah Mavericks is the same, so many party waves
So for anyone who hasn't tried to surf they make it look so easy but its hard. They surfing swells larger then what's average. 👏👏👏 these people are amazing good job.
Bruh larger than average is putting it lightly. Nazare is 100 feet with a bigger face. Average is 2-3 with 4-5 foot face. It is 50x bigger than average
Imagine what it was like to be a navigator with these waves at the time of the discoveries 😱 The waves of Nazaré are spectacular and frightening. Portugal is beautiful 🇵🇹❤️ We don't just have the Cristiano Ronaldo 😋
Finally someone mentioned Cristiano Ronaldo
Ok
😋😋😋.. lol
It technically wasn’t discovered there were locals there beforehand.
@@b00psn00t guess they discovered it
Love these videos! You guys are the best.
What a fun video! Can't believe those water cliffs! Lol. I go to the North Shore a lot, never seen waves there like those here! Dang!
I went to see these waves in Nazaré, it was amazing!!!
I'm on the gulf coast of Florida the gulf of Mexico. I jump in swim and love it.the waves here are not large but the current can be rough and undertow can be bad. I really like watching these local guys and girls surf ,they are absolutely enjoying every minute.
Small country but the biggest waves have their home over here.
I love surfing but I also kinda love living,too. Phenominal video!
Me getting scared of those 7 foot waves thinking Im going to die
Guys that's not even just 7 foot lol
@@paolopascual158 yo what
I love watching all of them surf. Beautiful.
I first saw the waves at Nazaré on the WSL page on IG. I'm not a surfer but I have *literally* had nightmares about these waves.
”We can’t control the nature” I was like yeah bro!👍
He have a lot of control! Wow!
Definately going to try this out. Great video btw.
Combining love & fear is truly beautiful.
These guys are friggin amazing surfers and a tad bit nuts for sure.. 😁🤘🏼
Adamastor "Ó gente ousada, mais que quantas" Lusíadas, Luís Vaz de Camões
E agora têm medo de respirar.
Came here after "nazare pov " rescue video ... Where I just got to know about Sebastian" what a guy ❤️❤️.... People really don't care the best surfers they met.
Let’s thanks Hawaii for sharing this beautiful sport in this world
Nazaré, where i from 🇵🇹💖
The waves of Oct,28,1991 North Atlantic recorded largest waves in History. 80 to 100 foot Sea's. A couple of surfers from New Hampshire rode Pioneers surf break quarter mile out to Sea and caught 2 waves that had 150 foot faces.
Superb video. Really cool seeing folk getting after it
These surfers have nerves of steel!!! Pure adrenaline to its finest... I find it beautiful to see these gigantic waves and admire the surfers taking on these waves...the "rush of life"!!! Stay safe!!! 😬😊❤️💙💚💫😎😇💪🏄🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Congratulations António Laureano. Wonderkid, future CR7 of the waves.
Thank you for sharing.
Loved. "It's nature, and we can't control nature."
Wow! I surfed for the first time in Sydney, Australia, and my waves are so puny compared to the beast waves at Navarre! 🔥😍
Get back into lockdown !!!
Beautiful both mother nature and mankind together🙏
Wonderful I love Nazaré and your waves....
In the 60's the were a number of surfing speicals on TV. One them showed a 60 foot wave. I think it was at Waimea Bay. When it broke it was in three sections because of the size and volume of water. The show may have been called Footprints.
Had no idea Portugal had surf like this.
Those waves are insane! Y’all rock!
One day i'm gonna to move in Nazaré - Portugal to see the big waves
Wow! The skill of these guys... and the power of the ocean.. Respect 🙏 🙂
I grew up in So Cal and surfed a lot. I remember being scared of 10 foot waves.
Those waves look really intimidating, in a imma die kinda way.
narrator:with swells like this there's always mixed feelings and emotion. there's fear, anxiety aNTONIO: i cant live without surf
Nazare is the baddest wave, for sure. The testicular fortitude it takes to get in front of that, begs respect!
Thanks for making these, wished they had the GoPro view from the surf boards too.
Fantastic video !!! RESPECT ✊ ❤️🌹🇵🇹🌹❤️✊
Welcome to Portugal one of the most beautiful country 🇵🇹 ♥️
Kai Lenny is fascinating to watch 😍 Absolutely no fear ❤❤❤
Wow. I get the chills just watching.