A storm named Hercules could produce the biggest waves ever surfed in Europe. The North Atlantic storm made landfall Monday morning Europe time, with the above photo posted by Billabongxxl.com and shot by Antonio Araujo in the Azores, providing an indication of what is to follow. Araujo said, “This photo was taken during the passage of the storm Hercules as the waves reached 33 to 36 feet tall on the north coast of the island of Terceira in the Azores.”
The forecasts are predicting such huge waves, with potentially favorable winds, that most of the best big-wave surfers in the world are booking flights to various ports in Europe … More
Andrew “Cotty” Cotton (Croyde, South West, United Kingdom) gets towed into a massive wall at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on the last-minute XXL Europe swell. Video by Jamie Russell. An entry in the Ride of the Year category of the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.