In a recent conversation with a non-surfing acquaintance I was asked, “How do you describe the difference between tow-in surfing and paddle-in surfing?” “That’s easy,” I said.

Trying to decide where you should fasten your tow rope? Find your answer in our guide to tow points for water-skiing and ...

Surfing's best surfers flocked to the invire-only 2025 TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge in Portugal, which runs from November ...

Earlier this week, the World Surf League (WSL) green-lit the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge after a large North Atlantic swell and favorable weather conditions lined up on Portugal's west coast.

It used to be paddled a lot on the really perfect days on 9-foot rhino chasers. With the advent of tow surfing, sunset has come back into vogue in a big way. The wave barrels and as the tow teams ...

The one real and legitimate tow surf spot on the peninsula, Sunset also gets paddled when it’s perfect, but when the wind comes up it’s really difficult to paddle, and it becomes the domain of ...

A Scottish teenager has become the youngest British woman to surf the world’s biggest waves in Nazare. Robyn Larg, from Tiree, made history when she surfed a near-15ft wave on February 15. She hit the ...

Surfers must be in peak physical condition and become experts at tow-in surfing. Spectators of the TUDOR Nazaré Big Wave Challenge should expect to see the beauty of human determination against ...