Bigger than Hercules
Friday 05/12 80
We're set to see one of the largest and deepest low pressure systems since last winter. In fact this one is shaping up to be bigger than the Hercules XXL swell seen at the start of this year.
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The best photos and videos from Europe's XXL swell
Wednesday 08/01 165
Here it is, all the worthwhile footage released so far of the largest swell to hit Europe in recent times.
New Year fireworks as XXL swell hits Europe
Thursday 02/01 75
2014 is set to start with a bang across the North Atlantic with back-to-back XXL swells, the second of which looks to be the biggest swell event in quite some time.
Red menace heading towards Europe
Wednesday 30/10 3
Less than a week after the recent groundbreaking XXL swell smashed into Europe, a second XXL swell is on target for the region.
Give me danger or give me death: Why big wave measurement is a swinging dick
Tuesday 12/02 20
It's been two weeks since Garrett McNamara rode his latest Nazare behemoth and enough time has passed to allow some perpsective. Not that it's really required; it was the mainstream world that went into a lather while the surfing world did little more than blink at the size of Garrett's wave. We clicked 'like' on the Facebook photo and quickly shuffled on to other matters faster than you can say 'Kony'.