![]() To figure out how to increase the chance of catching a day where surfers ride those massive waves continue reading for details. These waves are so powerful and fast that paddling is impossible. The tuned jet skis have 300 hp for this kind of sport, "Tow Surfing". Watching these monster waves is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. So an 8 m high wave can grow to 25 m with a little luck. This is something you never know days in advance. ![]() So it starts to be engaging with 5 m = 16 feet and exciting with at least 8 m = 26 feet and can become thrilling. Because of the deep underwater canyon, the wave height is usually amplified three times bigger, so a forecasted 5 m high wave can be 15 m due to the canyon. Monitor the wave forecast here: Big Waves Surf Forecast - scroll down and look for the wave height in feet. The surf contest's exact date is published two days in advance. If “Giant Waves” are predicted, and the surfers arrive at Praia do Norte, it’s an exciting spectacle to watch the surfers getting towed with the jet ski into the next monster wave. The annual surf event with the best surfers from around the world takes place between mid-October to late February. It’s one of the most difficult places to predict the conditions. It’s a unique experience to see surfers among these massive waves. It's busy when one of these rare contests takes part - entrance fee lighthouse 2€. To watch this spectacle, you need to be much closer. The waves are best seen from Praia do Norte, close to the cliff-top ford and lighthouse. If you see the lighthouse in front of the waves, it's taken from far above. The most dramatic-looking pictures are taken from far away with a zoom camera, but you can't see anything without binoculars or a zoom camera on a tripod. Nazare's Beach is separated by a massive rock formation where the lighthouse is situated. Patience is necessary until the surfers start the contest. If a contest takes place, a platform is built in front of the dunes. A dirt road leads down to the beach and dunes but be careful during high tide and massive waves. Another alternative, if it is crowded, is behind the north beach in the dunes to be on a higher elevation. I visited this place personally several times. There aren't any cliffs to watch the contest from a higher elevation, as some websites mentioned, only from the lighthouse and below the lighthouse. Where to Stay for a Perfect View? You can't get closer than on the lighthouse to watch this unique contest. However, one thing is for sure the Nazare Canyon creates the highest and most spectacular “Freak Waves” due to its unique topographic. There can be a difference of up to 3 meters. Pictures are used to determine the exact wave height. It’s hard to say who exactly surfed the biggest wave because it’s impossible to measure the height exactly. How is the Wave Height Measured? It is as impressive as it looks in my pictures. I wish him good luck! However, Nazare is a fantastic place to watch Big Waves in Europe.
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