{"id":29276,"date":"2016-04-10T12:11:34","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T12:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=29276"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:36:56","slug":"jason-polakow-and-the-mega-wave-at-nazare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/jason-polakow-and-the-mega-wave-at-nazare\/","title":{"rendered":"About Jason Polakow and Nazar\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEWS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Nazar\u00e9 is a city in Portugal, around 120 km from Lisbon nearly located in the middle of the country.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>You can call it\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;big-wave hell&#8221;\u00a0 because its dark, cold, and intimidating.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jason Polakow (Australia) is one of the best big-wave- windsurfer all over the globe. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbull.com\/en\/adventure\/stories\/1331774728511\/see-jason-polakow-windsurf-a-mega-wave-at-nazar\u00e9\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to see him catch one! Nazar\u00e9 is at the apex of a deep canyon that funnels huge North Atlantic swells into a single spot close to the shore. During the winter months, those swells attract a few big wave surfers from all around the world. The first\u00a0big wave surfer who made this spot famous was Garrett McNamara in 2011, but Jason Polakow is the first windsurfer to ride at what many would consider the world\u2019s most intimidating break. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>image source: pixabay<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Benedikt Langer<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jason Polakow can&#8217;t be a human being!<\/p>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nazar\u00e9 is a city in Portugal, around 120 km from Lisbon nearly located in the middle of the country. 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