VIDEO: Bodysurfing Some of the World’s Biggest Waves For the past 3 years, filmmaker Nuno Dias has been busy capturing the life of one of the most enigmatic phenomenons of the Big wave Scene, Kalani Lattanzi. Filmed in Nazaré and Rio de Janeiro, this documentary portrays Brazilian waterman Kalani Lattanzi’s route, all the way from his origins and first contact with the ocean in Brasil, to Nazaré in […] Surf SwellBrains | June 22, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Is This the Biggest Wave Ever Surfed by a Woman? Has Justine Dupont just broken the record for the largest wave ever surfed by a woman? A French surfer may have broken the record for riding the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman. Related: VIDEO: Brazilian Surfer Breaks World Record for Largest Wave Ever Surfed | Monstrous 80-Foot Swell at Nazare, Portugal Justine Dupont took on a huge swell […] Surf SwellBrains | November 21, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: This Guy Surfed in All 50 US States and Set A New World Record I can not believe that I did it!! Thank you, everyone, who has ever supported me. The goal to surf all 50 states started out as almost a joke, but has turned into an all-time world record! Related: New ‘World Record’ Wave Surfed in Nazare? Thanks to everyone who has supported my surfing journey & all of my novelty missions, […] Surf SwellBrains | November 1, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: One-Legged Surfer Stomps Tube of His Life Fabrizio Passetti is an Italian surfer who grew up on a picturesque part of the coastline on the football boot. He lost his leg during a bike accident at just 17-years-old – he’s 36 now. Related: New ‘World Record’ Wave Surfed in Nazare? So when a video dropped of Fabrizio surfing, we were stoked to see adaptive surfing in Indo and […] Surf SwellBrains | July 26, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sebastian Steudtner Takes On Some Terrifying Waves In Portugal Check out this massive wave that professional Big Way Surfer, Sebastian Steudtner, took on in Portugal. “Professional Big Wave Surfer, Sebastian Steudtner catches one of the Biggest Waves of the season during a recent Giant Swell in Praia do Norte, Nazaré Portugal. Local Drone team “Máquina Voadora – Produções” captures the wave and the successful rescue from a close angle, […] Surf SnowBrains | January 2, 2019 0 Comments
Huge Ocean Swell Sets “Remarkable” World Record The World Meteorological Organization has recently recorded the largest ocean swell ever measured by buoy in the North Atlantic Ocean. The swell was 19 meters (62.3 ft), and occurred between the U.K. and Iceland during a strong cold front passing through the region on February 4th, 2013. The swell was measured by the K5 buoy, a tool that is no secret to Scottish surfers and […] Sergei Poljak | December 15, 2016 0 Comments
100-Foot Wave Surfed in Portugal Yesterday | VIDEO: Yesterday, October 28th, 2013 was a big day in Nazare, Portugal. Waves were topping out at near 100 feet. The world’s best big wave surfers were there and Carlos Burle from Brazil was among them. The current world record holder, Greg McNamara, (78-foot wave at Nazare last year) was there as well, but this day would belong […] Surf SwellBrains | October 29, 2013 3 Comments
Glacier Wave Surfing in Alaska “It was the closest I’ve ever come to death. I wanted to go home after the first day” “I was up to my neck in water, looking up at this 90-meter tall glacier, waiting for the ice to break off and hoping that it’ll fall straight into the water — because if it falls flat you’ll be squashed under it.” […] Surf SwellBrains | July 12, 2013 3 Comments