Jaw-Dropping Surf Clips From This Week's Massive Nazaré Swell

This article originally appeared on Surfer.com and was republished with permission.

The first time you watch the clip, it seems like your eyes deceive you. A white trail is streaking across a massive wall of water, but there’s no surfer to be seen. Watch it again, and again, and again––same result. The streak is Lucas Chumbo and the wave is one that Chumbo would later claim as the “bomb of my life.”

Yep, that XXL swell at Nazaré is living up to expectations. Hurricane Epsilon sent liquid skyscrapers barreling towards Portugal this week, and it’s being described as one of the biggest swells in years. In addition to Chumbo, this week’s XXL chasers included Kai Lenny, Nic von Rupp, Pedro Scooby, Justine Dupont, Andrew “Cotty” Cotton, Sebastian Steudtner and more.

To give you a sense of what’s going down in Portugal right now, we assembled a collection of the best clips from Instagram. Get ready for your jaw to hit the floor.

 

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B O M B O F M Y L I F E #nazaré #bigwaves #repost @wsl : @iancosenza Obrigado equipe por esse dia que sem dúvidas vai ficar marcado na história de Nazaré @carlosburle @caiogebaravaz @alemaodemaresias @iancosenza @kai_lenny @gigantesdenazare @midesbouillons @pedroscooby @nazarewaterfun @italoferreira

A post shared by Lucas Chianca “Chumbo” (@lucaschumbo) on Oct 29, 2020 at 9:13am PDT

 

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Today in Nazare. It felt good to ride away from this one. Thank you so much to my amazing team that makes all this possible @mcnamara_s @whitewaterwilly @andrew_cotty @gigantesdenazare live stream #nazare

A post shared by Mason Hyce Barnes (@masonhycebarnes) on Oct 28, 2020 at 3:23pm PDT

 

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Que bomba foi essa do @kai_lenny ??!! . Essa temporada 20/21 promete muita adrenalina. #gigantesdenazaré Marque seus amigos nos comentários!! @plmiranda What a bomb of @kai_lenny?!? We expect a lot of adrenalin in this 20/21 season.

A post shared by Gigantes De Nazaré (@gigantesdenazare) on Oct 28, 2020 at 5:52pm PDT

 

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Hoje foi o dia que tanto sonhei a minha carreira inteira de ondas gigantes! Estão aqui duas das ondas que surfei hoje! Qual vcs preferem? Onda 1: @pinesi Onda 2: @gh.images Obs: Os áudios das ondas passam um pouco da emoção que era estar lá assistindo.

A post shared by Pedro Scooby (@pedroscooby) on Oct 29, 2020 at 3:32pm PDT

 

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Today’s Swell @sebastiansurfs . . . . #bigwaves #nazare #surf #bigwavesurfing #praiadonorte #atlantic #ocean #atlanticocean #canonphotography #waves #surfphotography #surfphotos #nazarebigwaves #readyfornazare #nazarechallenge #bigwavesurfer #surfers #surfingportugal #nazarecanyon #surfermagazine #coast #surfer_magazine #gigantesdenazaré

A post shared by Vito Marques (@vito.mqs) on Oct 26, 2020 at 1:12pm PDT

 

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Que dia! Adrenalina e disposição nas alturas, condições desafiadoras e ondas gigantes. Os big riders deram show nesta quarta, com muita gente matando as saudades do surfe na praia do Norte. Qual seria seu top-3 entre estas ondas? Comente! ⠀ What a day! The session was packed with adrenaline and thrill from the big riders, some of them who surfed here for the first time in the season. Nothing but a spectacular show! Rank your top 3 photos in the comments! ⠀ 1: @kai_lenny 2: @lucaschumbo 3: @nicvonrupp 4: @pedroscooby 5: @justinedupont33 6: @andrew_cotty ⠀ : @helio_antonio ⠀ #gigantesdenazare #gigantesdenazaré #nazare #nazareportugal #portugal #surf #surfing #surfer #bigwaves #bigwavesurfing #bigrider #ondasgigantes #adrenalina #esporte #radical #aventura #viagem #queroviajar

A post shared by Gigantes De Nazaré (@gigantesdenazare) on Oct 28, 2020 at 2:53pm PDT

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