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Winter and big-wave season are getting closer, and in our world there’s more and more talk about El Niño.

Some believe this season could bring waves on a completely different scale, while others rightly remind us that the ocean can never be fully predicted.

I don’t know what will happen.

But thinking about what might be coming brought me back to a day that will always be special to me.

January 12, 2022 — Nazaré.

Most of the images in this carousel are from that day, with a few shots from other sessions I experienced there too, because for me Nazaré has never been just about one wave.

I haven’t been back to Nazaré for almost three years, but I’ve kept following its swells closely, especially the paddle sessions. And personally, since that day, I haven’t seen another combination of conditions quite like it.

It wasn’t just about the size.

The swell had the right direction to work with the canyon and create those famous walls and triangles of water that make Nazaré so unique. The wind was light offshore. The size was there. The direction was there.

Everything aligned at the same time.

Several locals and some of the world’s best big-wave surfers, people who have lived and surfed that place for decades, described that day as the biggest paddle session ever seen at Nazaré.

I can only speak about what I experienced.

That day I was the only Italian in the water, and I managed to complete two top-to-bottom rides. One of those rides is still, to this day, probably the most important wave of my life.

Looking back at it almost five years later, more than thinking about how big it was, I think about the level of respect a day like that demanded — and I sometimes wonder whether I’d be ready to handle it the same way today.

Will we see something like that again this winter? Maybe something even bigger?

I don’t know.

And maybe that’s exactly what makes it so special.

We can study forecasts, swells and models as much as we want.

In the end, the ocean always decides.

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Nazaré provides some of the best waves in the world!

What is your top surfspot? 🌊

Last picture is taken last winter with our Belgian Big Wave Surfer brother @jochenghysels 🌊🥳🥬🙏👍🙏 Lot’s of respect for this master! ✊ ❤️

#nazar #nazarewaves #surfsup #surfportugal #surfphotography #surfpower #bigsurf #nazarechallenge #praiadonorte #ocean

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The Water that Unites Us has an Eternal Powerful Name
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Pic: @picsby_bia

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She can be cruel but I love her so.. see ya next year Big Mama! Obrigado 🇵🇹
@yana_vaz_imagens @stanley_42069 @aftersurfshop
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LIFE IS NOW. Can you hear the sound of a wave roaring?

#lifeisnow #roadofangels
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Thank you @lindseyxviegas

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High on life 🐐🌊

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Little vist to Nazaré Praia do Norte. I had a great time with @alkalinelectricsurfer and his dog Bless! 💪 It was an insane experience to see them surfing this big waves!

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The waves are coming. Enjoy this partnership with @murilotd and @pazeamorguesthouse (a place to stay in #nazareportugal). This is the Road Of Angels.
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#loveison #lifeisnow
#roadofangels
#nature
#musicinnature
#nazarebigwavesstore
#surf
#bigwaves
#life #lifeisnow

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looks like something is coming 🌊🌊😉 time for the warriors to get back at it 🏄🏄🍀
🎥old drone footage of @alkalinelectricsurfer dropping in at #praiadonortenazaré 🔥🔥🤘
#passion #dedication #hardwork #bigwaves #paddle #dji #mavicpro #drone

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