Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Hugo Vau (Terceira, Azores, Portugal) is towed in from the edge and disappears into the mist on a massive wall on one of the biggest days ever at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on January 17, 2018. Video by Jorge Leal. An entry in the Ride of the Year Award category of the 2018 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwaveawards

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Hugo Vau (Terceira, Azores, Portugal) is towed in from the edge and disappears into the mist on a massive wall on one of the biggest days ever at Praia do Norte, Nazaré, Portugal on January 17, 2018. Video by Jorge Leal. An entry in the Ride of the Year Award category of the 2018 WSL Big Wave Awards. For more information see www.WorldSurfLeague.com/bigwaveawards

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for Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

jeffery van williams
jeffery van williams - 6 years ago
I certainly don't doubt Hugo rode it but I sure as heck see nothing more than a ski( barely & momentarily) on this video.
Edgard Peres
Edgard Peres - 6 years ago
Onda imensa, mas não vale nada, espero que outra pessoa tenha tido um angulo melhor e filmado, pq não dá pra levar em conta para um recorde uma sequência que não se vê nada.
Joaquin Linares
Joaquin Linares - 6 years ago
You can´t even see the surfer which by the way, takes the ride from the smallest part of the wave..... Better repeat it Billabong guys.....
GRUPO QUALIDADE DE VIDA -YOGA-
GRUPO QUALIDADE DE VIDA -YOGA- - 6 years ago
nao se ve nada o propaganda
Wade H
Wade H - 6 years ago
When is someone going to start getting some good footage of this place? That view from the cliff has always been shit. Drones would be perfect for this spot.
Prosper Wilcox
Prosper Wilcox - 6 years ago
IM COLD THIS SUMMER,
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Olliver Mach
Olliver Mach - 6 years ago
how the hell this is a valid wave for an entry at WLS competition? I cant see the surfer not even at slow motion. At this footage only the jetski gets spotted.
Fabio Jorge
Fabio Jorge - 6 years ago
Viva portugal filhos da puta aqui. É. Portugal e nao Espanha
Jeremy Acton
Jeremy Acton - 6 years ago
Such footage surely cannot count in a competition. I could not see the surfer at all.

10. comment for Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

tryptala
tryptala - 6 years ago
OMG, he was completely naked!
Dinis Fernando
Dinis Fernando - 6 years ago
Ne intro
Guillen Curto Nates
Guillen Curto Nates - 6 years ago
Ganará, porque los que estaban físicamente allí lo pudieron acreditar, y porque el vídeo tiene una plasticidad épica innegable. Lástima que siendo la más grande surfeada nos quedemos sin ver la hazaña
Pedro Pimenta
Pedro Pimenta - 6 years ago
See link below!!! Até que enfim uma visão decente/ at last some decent view on Hugos WAve!!!! Teve de ser a redbull! Depois de ver esse video conclui-se que a onda do Hugo foi a maior do dia mas não o maior drop pois surfa no cotovelo). Atrevo-me a dizer que a do Alex Muniain mete mais respeito. No entanto, depois de ver tantas filmagens vindas do forte já penso ser altura de ter uma equipa de filmagem profissional (como a que o Garret trouxe no primeiro ano de campanha). Sem querer desdenhar o trabalho do drone das produções da Máquina Voadora, parece-me estar na altura dum Helicóptero , como fazem em Jaws. Penso que isto dos recordes é para alimentar os media. Este dia foi acima dos outros, e muitos surfaram ondas de vários tipos e que ficarão no HALL OF FAME do forte de S. Miguel Arcanjo. Mas mesmo assim e que tenha sido filmado só existe uma onda que pode ter sido maior que a do Garrett e que foi surfada no limite! A onda do Benjamim Sanchis em 11 Dezembro de 2014 e que foi, uma insider, poderá ficar na maior onda surfada de todos os tempos que ficará para sempre no esquecimento simplesmente porque a WSL a colocou no Wipeout of the year de 2014. Ficam os links:

IT'S TIME TO SHOOT WITH CHOPPERS MY FRIENDS!!!

Visible Hugo VAu's wave here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3d5M3fgH4g
Probably the biggest wave (Benjamin Sanchis 2014) here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49z1yyGnqzQ
https://youtu.be/9E7Q0PiiqIg


The need:
http://dqndusk8a84ol.cloudfront.net/image/cf23afecece1f685ed0ab031aa0c3d2c.jpg?&x=1200&y=712&cx=0&cy=322&cw=2500&ch=1484&icq=74&sig=eeb57df29e755a163b8d54e1bcb19b9a
Zé Pastor Aviador
Zé Pastor Aviador - 6 years ago
Este vídeo é como o arroz de pato das cantinas da Escola... É o chamado arroz de pato escondido !!
Alexandre José
Alexandre José - 6 years ago
Grande treta, em todos os videos não há um que mostre esse "Vau" a surfar a maior onda..
Mariana Pinto
Mariana Pinto - 6 years ago
Eu vi isso naa noticias !!!!!
Win Ro
Win Ro - 6 years ago
Tsunami
Busto
Busto - 6 years ago
Guys Hugo only appears in the beginning, he is right in the middle, the he goes right (our left) and quickly disappears
John Shanti
John Shanti - 6 years ago
You can see a really small black dot moving to right. On the left it's the motorcycle and the surfer moves to the right at the top of the wave. Difficult to see, someone should highlight him.

20. comment for Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Mike S
Mike S - 6 years ago
guess ill need to take your word for it ,, cant see a thing ,,
José Ferreira
José Ferreira - 6 years ago
Boa onda, mau vídeo.
DCNadagast
DCNadagast - 6 years ago
Açores caralho!!
tantricsurfer
tantricsurfer - 6 years ago
can't see shit, man!
DECIMO D
DECIMO D - 6 years ago
MESMO TOP , SÓ MESMO NA NAZARÉ
Raoni Firme
Raoni Firme - 6 years ago
Cant see shit
Carlos Santos
Carlos Santos - 6 years ago
O Surfista está no canto esquerdo, no site da WSL o vídeo tem maior resolução e em camara lenta é possível ver o Hugo a afastar-se da mota de água e depois o rastro da prancha até à onda rebentar é quase sempre visível, e dá para ver o Hugo quando está mais nítido. Só quando a onda rebenta é que deixa de aparecer onde está o Hugo Vau.
Sigam o rastro da prancha, que se vê até à crista da onda, principalmente quando a "nuvem" tapa menos a onda, torna-se mais visível o rastro.
http://www.worldsurfleague.com/bigwaveawards?hubId=229227&offset=13
Joe Daniel
Joe Daniel - 6 years ago
Infelizmente a coloração chique-merda do vídeo torna impossível continuar a ver o surfista a partir de determinada altura à maioria dos olhos, inclusive os meus.
Bajasurfer
Bajasurfer - 6 years ago
Monster movie- but I wish there were more shots from another perspective (water, beach) than just this highly elevated position with lots of telephoto foreshortening. Always hard to get a true wave height from these high positions. Makes the wave look bigger due to no bottom leveling. "However".....on waves this big, it's like saying Godzilla is only 400 feet tall, not 375ft.
Bajasurfer
Bajasurfer - 6 years ago
Hope so, the shots I've seen from the skis so far are mind boggling. My back still hurts just from watching Cotton get ejected out of that implosion.
Ricardo Serafim
Ricardo Serafim - 6 years ago
Bajasurfer give it some time and for sure some private photos and videos will surface..
Carl Lindstrom
Carl Lindstrom - 6 years ago
Where is the surfer?
Beach pls
Beach pls - 6 years ago
Cmon, every footage of nazare are beautiful, and for the biggest wave ever surfed we cant see anything --'

30. comment for Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Καλλιστώ
Καλλιστώ - 6 years ago
video inutile. no surfer no party
António Dias
António Dias - 6 years ago
Not an official way to measure i guess, but: When the wave breaks i count 2.7 seconds free fall water:aprox 35.7 meters. I use 9.8 acceleration cause its an avalanche type wave, not tube...
António Dias
António Dias - 6 years ago
At 28 seconds, in the middle, you can see a white trail and a smooth black dot... I guess its him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b38VWBM3TrI&t=28... Can someone apply a filter to clear the image?
capowacko
capowacko - 6 years ago
Well I think I saw a wave? But couldn't see anyone surfing it?
SpaghettiToaster
SpaghettiToaster - 6 years ago
Clement Doherty My bad, I thought he was nominated. If he didn't then I assume it's either because he turned around and went right or because it's too hard to measure the wave in this view, because I've read eye witness reports from locals saying it was one of the biggest waves they'd ever seen. And I've seen another video where you can trace him quite a bit better than here almost halfway through the ride when he turns around.
Clement Doherty
Clement Doherty - 6 years ago
Well the WSL didnt even nominate it for their top 5 wave nominations for the biggest wave surfed in the last 12 months. So either they don't have better footage of the wave and ride, or, it is just not that big (which I doubt as the wave looks huge even if the footage is grainy). Either way RCJ's and Koxa's waves were probably just as big....
SpaghettiToaster
SpaghettiToaster - 6 years ago
Clement Doherty What reason do you have to call bullshit? Pretty sure WSL have the raw footage in high quality and the software to process it and determine whether someone is on the wave or not before allowing it into the contest. Also you can actually see him on some processed videos online for a bit. He actually noped out and went right just before falling into that mountain and probably being killed immediately. Smart decision
Clement Doherty
Clement Doherty - 6 years ago
Better footage of the wave ridden is in this clip mate... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3d5M3fgH4g
Clement Doherty
Clement Doherty - 6 years ago
I have seen a far better video of this wave and it does pick up the surfer, he actually goes right on the wave. The footage was still grainy but you can see he about to bail and the wave compared to him is at least 12x his his height and probably more like 15x, Possibly the largest ever wave ridden imo....
capowacko
capowacko - 6 years ago
hana ok Hana here you go.....you happy now? Btw he was going right not left...
https://youtu.be/v3d5M3fgH4g
david,anthony Ahern
david,anthony Ahern - 6 years ago
capowacko me too ,cant see anyone
hana
hana - 6 years ago
wow, thanks for the lesson, cheers
capowacko
capowacko - 6 years ago
hana nobody's denying that brave surfers tackle these monstrous waves, what MANY are saying is that this video does not clearly show a surfer going left.
hana
hana - 6 years ago
the surfer was on the left, if you think its bulshit why not come and see these waves?
Clement Doherty
Clement Doherty - 6 years ago
Agree, maybe its bullshit? Saw a ski going right no surfer on the wave going left or right. Its sounds like the Ken Bradshaw 85 foot wave in 1998 to me a bit of a myth. I am not disputing he didn't ride it but not seeing a surfer on the wave lends to people over exaggerating the size of it as nothing to judge the wave against. Hopefully some better footage turns up.
Rubén Pérez
Rubén Pérez - 6 years ago
El surfer esta al lado izquierdo de la pantalla.en el lado pequeño de la ola...yo creo que no vale el record
SUP richie
SUP richie - 6 years ago
please give camera credit
Renan Melo
Renan Melo - 6 years ago
Muito bonita essa filmagem e bem grande a onda mesmo. Impressionante.
Mas cadê a porra do surfista?
hana
hana - 6 years ago
do lado esquerdo antes dos 10 segundos, do nada deixam de o filmar, no meio de tanta água também o devem ter perdido!
Sawyer Chubin
Sawyer Chubin - 6 years ago
he shoulder hopped the biggest wave ever.
Gabriel Batagliotti
Gabriel Batagliotti - 6 years ago
¿no tenía una GoPro con el en ese momento ? :(
Dan Lum
Dan Lum - 6 years ago
where is he?
Filipe Bruno
Filipe Bruno - 6 years ago
Mind Surfing, Where is Hugo ? He is there, and made it, who cares if we can not see him.... Congrats Hugo and Alex, and Polvo and Marcelo. Respect
Patrick S
Patrick S - 6 years ago
Looks like a monster, but the video itself lacks any definition or scale.
Filipe Ramos
Filipe Ramos - 6 years ago
Onde está o surfista? A mim parece me que desiste da onda
surfer5828
surfer5828 - 6 years ago
Filipe Ramos acho que isso é a mota de água, eu nem consigo ver o surfista
Tiago Tomás
Tiago Tomás - 6 years ago
So se vê uma onda como tantas outras. Nao se ve ninguem a surfar
Paulo Gonçalves
Paulo Gonçalves - 6 years ago
Che Rro
Che Rro - 6 years ago
i was there too!!! just surfing behind him haha. this video is the proof
Sam Chambers
Sam Chambers - 6 years ago
Best camera footage 2018 so far for light and colour not surf rider. Can not see him after his take off.
cptadyle
cptadyle - 6 years ago
where is he?
ganiniii
ganiniii - 6 years ago
Bela merda de vídeo. Está ali um gajo no apogeu, no pico, no topo a arriscar os tomates e o caralho que tem a camera na mão não consegue fazer melhor do que nem sequer o conseguir captar decentemente.
Joe Daniel
Joe Daniel - 6 years ago
Não é a qualidade do vídeo, nem mesmo o sol Edi Santos. Penso que é mesmo os tons de cor do vídeo estupidamente manipulados. O céu nesse dia estava azul. As fotos pelo menos não mostram o ambiente sépia do vídeo.
mason
mason - 6 years ago
Vcs devem ser burros foda se. Nao percebem que n dava pra ver grande coisa por causa do sol? Eu tive la nesse dia e tava bue vento , bue agua no ar e o sol tambem a piorar
Rubén Pérez
Rubén Pérez - 6 years ago
Toda a razon ....non e bo
Renan Melo
Renan Melo - 6 years ago
Hahahahahahahaha verdade
Rui Miranda
Rui Miranda - 6 years ago
looool ahahaaaha :D

50. comment for Hugo Vau at Nazaré - 2018 Ride of the Year Award Entry - WSL Big Wave Awards

Wendel Diniz
Wendel Diniz - 6 years ago
Cadê o cara ?
antonio paredes
antonio paredes - 6 years ago
HUGO VAU É LISBOETA
NorsiXa
NorsiXa - 6 years ago
all those cameras but nobody that has him on it, isn't that funny? Nice try portuscam.
Samantha Wakefield
Samantha Wakefield - 6 years ago
Mamma Mamma
Mamma Mamma - 6 years ago
Filho da PUTA
powerblades
powerblades - 6 years ago
NorsiXa you're an asshole
Ricardo Serafim
Ricardo Serafim - 6 years ago
NorsiXa are you stupid ?
Lyric Motion
Lyric Motion - 6 years ago
You can se the jet ski in the beginning of the video. Consegue se ver o jet ski no início do video
Dan Mac
Dan Mac - 6 years ago
Adoro a parte final "Video by Jorge Leal", como se tivesse filmado alguma coisa de jeito. Não se vê nada.
David Rodrigues
David Rodrigues - 6 years ago
nao se ve nada fodasss
walid armache
walid armache - 6 years ago
He is going right.......
Jan Spiessens
Jan Spiessens - 6 years ago
I'll take your word for it.
rafael oliveira
rafael oliveira - 6 years ago
Cade o cara ???
Nuno Amaro
Nuno Amaro - 6 years ago
Muito bom, mas o vídeo não vale um caralho não se vê nada
City Addictions
City Addictions - 6 years ago
:-D
Duravida2003
Duravida2003 - 6 years ago
Higher than 35 meters, uau
Lurgs
Lurgs - 6 years ago
Ride of the Year maybe but not if we can't see it. If he's out there then WOW
Ivan Rodrigues
Ivan Rodrigues - 6 years ago
não vejo nada ..
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
O que significa?... " Hugo Vau (Terceira, Azores, Portugal)" parece-me patrocínio parasita, Isto é Nazaré Portugal!!!
Play Hard
Play Hard - 6 years ago
Eman entendeste-me mal, concordo contigo, a referência á Terceira, Açores neste contexto não faz sentido.
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
Encontrei um artigo do JN Vau nasceu e estudou em Lisboa.
Por isso Falo em "Patrocínio parasita". Leva as pessoas acreditar em algo que não é verdade, pelo que entendi ele já viveu e trabalhou nos Açores: https://www.jn.pt/desporto/interior/quem-hugo-vau-o-portugues-que-surfa-ondas-gigantes-na-nazare-9060088.html
Isto não quer dizer que é a verdade absoluto mas se alguém tiver outra verdade estou disposto a ouvir e tirar minhas ilações. (posso estar a ser induzido em erro )
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
+Play Hard- A mim parece-me que ele mora mais perto da Brandoa, que dos Açores, Vocês pensam que por alguém ter uma dúvida e fazer uma pergunta já é considerado ignorante. Aparecem o logo doutorados com respostas misturadas com trocadilhos sem ao menos terem a certeza do que estão a falar.
Mesmo assim obrigado pela tentativa de resposta.
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
Fiz aqui uma pequena pesquisa e na pagina de facebook esta lá Cidade e Naturalidade - Lisboa
https://www.facebook.com/people/Hugo-Moraes-Vau/100010349676914
Rafael Figueiredo
Rafael Figueiredo - 6 years ago
Hugo é da terceira, uma ilha nos Açores
Play Hard
Play Hard - 6 years ago
Pelos vistos se morasse na Brandoa era Hugo Vau (Brandoa, Odivelas, Portugal)
Playzada Eman
Playzada Eman - 6 years ago
Eu também penso que é natural de Lisboa e vive em Lisboa(posso estar enganado)
Obrigado Rita
Rita Ralha
Rita Ralha - 6 years ago
acho que é natural de Lisboa, vive é nos Açores.
Blog Carnaval da Nazaré
Blog Carnaval da Nazaré - 6 years ago
WOW só mesmo na Nazaré!
Maria Santos
Maria Santos - 6 years ago
Hi!! Could you please highlight where Hugo is within the wave? It's very difficult to see.
Jesuscger
Jesuscger - 6 years ago
Very impressing!
This is a must see!
Everyone should visit Nazaré, Portugal on these days.
we'll call you k
we'll call you k - 6 years ago
That's kinda hard to see
DECIMO D
DECIMO D - 6 years ago
LIKE UR DICK
Mario Carneiro
Mario Carneiro - 6 years ago
I have to agree, the pictures suck! due to the sun that was directly in front of the camera.

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