30ft Waves Hit Portugal Coastline

1,896 views · Published 18 February 2016 · 0:26 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Caters Clips · 2016 · Science & Technology

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Huge 30ft waves battered the Portuguese coastline as storms swept across Europe this week.

The location - made famous when surfer Garrett McNamara rode 100ft waves in 2013 - was the scene of freak Atlantic ‘rollers’ - huge waves that gather pace and size as they approach the west coast of Europe.

The rollers are caused by an undersea canyon - which is around 16,000ft below the ocean’s surface, according to the Portuguese Hydrographic Office - focussing the energy of the waves when large oceanic swells roll over it.

High surf last weekend coincided with an incredibly strong 40mph wind with 50mph gusts that blew people off their feet as they ventured out to watch the incredible natural spectacle.

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