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Nazaré: The big-wave surfer's paradise born out of the largest underwater canyon in Europe

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German surfer Sebastian Steudtner likely to set a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed at Nazaré in 2024 .

In October 2020 , 18-year-old Portuguese surfer António Laureano rode a gigantic wave at the small fishing town.

The waves form in a canyon 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) deep in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of the town.

They often surge five stories high and sometimes reach twice as high as high.