"You go out through this super deep harbour where nothing breaks and you come around the corner into Armageddon." Ross Clarke-Jones describes his first glimpse of Nazaré from the water.

Julian Wilson has won both the Billabong Pipe Masters and the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing after defeating Gabriel Medina in the closest Pipe Final on record.

Gabriel Medina made history today, becoming the first Brazilian to claim the prestigious ASP World Title.

Videographer Max Larson spins his impressive showreel from two epic days at Nazare and the following days, when the swell settled, at Supertubos.