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100 Foot Wave
2021 · TV series · documentary · 52 min episodes · 3 seasons
Created by Chris Smith
The decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100-foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s preeminent big-wave surfing destination.
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Not sure if this is what you mean but there's a documentary out there called 100 Foot Wave that has tons of video footage of gigantic waves. Worth a watch if you'd like to see these things in action.
There's a great documentary about Nazare, and the crazy guy who helped develop the spot. https://www.hbo.com/100-foot-wave
It's well-shot and more interesting than you'd expect.
Maya Gabeira (from the article) is featured too.
Highly recommend HBO's new mini series (documentary) about big wave surfing [0]. Lots of heavy wave action in it and they delve into the very unscientific manner in which surfers and surfing orgs "measure" these monsters.
[0] https://www.hbo.com/100-foot-wave