Hercules 2014: Huge waves in Sagres, Portugal (Cabo São Vicente) 6/1/14

[@sebastianhagedorn5916]

I've been there this year. I cannot imagine how high waves can get. That's absolutely stunning.

[@_Mr.D]

I am 56 and have seen so many waves live, seen pictures of waves, watched videos of waves, but THIS.....this is the most dramatic video I have ever seen! Just the magnitude and size of the waves and then the clarity of the video and having objects to provide perspective. It is just a wonderful video. THANK YOU for knowing how to video tape, and not jiggling around or missing the best parts of the display. Thanks for sharing, you have my vote for the best wave video!

[@TheLocalTruth]

Thanks so much this is the best comment and I think you're about the only person who noticed the objects for reference :D

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@milansavic380]

​@@TheLocalTruthPortugal is beautyful country, greetings From serbia 😉.

[@Sirbadone]

Imagine a 14th to 20th century ship being obliterated against those cliffs in storm seas like this ... This cape is the southwestern most point in Portugal and next to a huge shipping lane. Now the Cabo São Vicente lighthouse is the second (?) most powerful in the world. It can be seen 60 kilometers away. Many centuries of history here. Aweinspiring video = )

[@TheAbderaman]

on that day january 7th in casablanca morocco we had 13 meters waves never seen before ! everitying on the coastline restaurants swiming pools were destroyed and flooded i have come rapidly to take pictures of those awesome waves it was extraordinary it started from december 2013 the tides rises at night on those days

[@Sirbadone]

Wow, thank you for your reply! I think this video is the only one posted on KZbin of those cliffs during the storm. I will now watch it again knowing now that the waves are 13 meters.

[@aDarkRedJungle]

Have to imagine that shippers back in the day probably knew well enough to stay away from the coast until they were ready to go into port.

[@TheLocalTruth]

We were hoping for similar waves some weeks ago but the wind got very much in the way, also, the swell wasn't as big...

[@p2pfilmcomp]

maybe friday!

[@f.maximo7760]

That's one of those videos I could watch for hours and hours, and never get tired of watching!

[@mdaley4390]

One of my saved favorites; I'm back again in 2020. I watch this about every 6 months or so. Thanks again.

[@mdaley4390]

Well, not every 6 months; I'm back in three months. And I've borrowed your phrase more than once, "Nature is SO dramatic!".

[@gugs4]

One of the places I love most here in Portugal . Sagres is where the land ends and begins the endless sea . I still have this medieval Portuguese feeling on this place.

[@aahpoiseeh]

"Where the land ends and the sea begins" is not related to Sagres, but to Cabo da Roca (which belongs to Sintra and Lisbon). Cabo da Roca is the most western spot in Europe, not Cabo S. Vicente.

[@dasilva207]

@@aahpoiseeh como é que a terra acaba no cabo da roca ?? se ainda existem 300 kms de terra até sagres .....

[@bellycurious]

@@dasilva207, o cabo da roca é o ponto da Europa continental mais a ocidente.

[@payares164]

Really it was belived in Roman era that it was Cape Finisterre in Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain

[@milansavic380]

​@@aahpoiseeh ❤

[@ElDesmadreGriego]

If this video was 12 hours long, I would watch it for 12 hours.

[@TheLocalTruth]

hehehe thanks! Me too! (even though I have the possibility of watching it live for several hours which is a bit better ;)

[@tomcoppola3313]

ElDesmadreGriego ? hbcdst6? devi 6677 84_@ 😊👖👗👔👑

[@pwengineering9070]

Those waves are so big they look like they are moving in slow motion, 80 foot plus here but about 200 feet of white water when they slam into the cliffs. Nazare, which is a popular HUGE wave surf spot in Portugal has had waves over 100 feet and has had the biggest wave ever rode that was ridden by American Garrett MaNamara estimated at 93 feet! I've ridden waves as big as 20 feet but 90 feet plus I could not imagine the power something like that can produce. 20 foot has enough power to rip and tear muscles, ligaments while also able to break collarbones, backs, necks, give you concussions or hold you down long enough to drown you.

[@radada86]

Yep, maybe, but could'nt put up with 12 hours of waowww...

[@larryslemp9698]

EIDesmadreGriego.....OMG, you said it brother!! My sentiments exactly!!

[@jetpowered1]

If you look there are people standing on the next hill over. Comparing the waves to that reference, you come up with about 40' swells that break and peak over 100' high. That is impressive.

[@trading-university.]

Much higher than 100ft. Scale a person up at 6ft. The cliffs are nearer 250-300 ft I would guess

yes easily 40metres waves

[@fernandobernardo6324]

Not quite as they jump a lot hitting the wall but as they hit they go to that height. But this is a normal day. Not a storm. One can imagine.

[@thecocksaysmoo]

Wow! 130ft waves?! This has to break a record, right?

[@jeankeats3200]

Yes, extremely impressive.

[@Prunesqualler]

That near cliff has to be 100 meters high, and the waves are breaking way over the top of them. I saw waves almost as high when I was in Puerto Escondido, Mexico in 1985 due to s hurricane 300 miles due west in the Pacific Ocean. There were no cliffs for the waves to break over as spectacularly as these. Although it is dramatic to view on video, it is much more impressive to observe in person. You really begin to understand the power of Mother Nature from watching this spectacle. Surly the technology exists that could harnessed that power on most coasts around the world to provide power to thousands of Las Vegas size cities.

[@ggexpeditions867]

These waves aren’t 100m tall there more like 50ft and also there’s only ever been a couple 100ft waves let alone 100m!and puerto Escondido can only get so big because once it gets 25ft it only goes 1ft higher and then that’s it

[@holaatyaboy6765]

That’s well over 100 meters dude

[@ripwednesdayadams]

those are in no way 100m tall lmfao. they’re not breaking over the cliffs either, they’re smashing into the lower part and it’s causing the water to rise up to the cliff top.

[@palebluedot747]

It's not dude. Sagres cliffs are around 60ft at most. I know, I been there. Great surf in Sagres and surrounds. FYI offshore waves out of Sagres can be huge. Seen a few rollers offshore Sagres. Scary big.

[@sergiocastro2730]

@@ggexpeditions867 no entiendo por que hablas de pies, yo tengo 2 y no se como comparar eso con una ola 😊

[@E3ECO]

It's amazing to think you could be on top of those cliffs and still get wet.

[@mycroft16]

That is an angry ocean and those cliffs are taken a brutal beating. The raw energy expended on that rock is insane.

[@BlockHeadProductionss]

It's super fascinating!! It's crazy to think about how long those cliffs have been standing, and how strong they are to resist the power of the sea! Amazing that they don't just crumble away instantly before our eyes, and that just shows how tough the rock really is :D

[@ostreds]

i could watch this all day

[@TheLocalTruth]

+Jim Hey that was so funny

[@Ok-xw4el]

+A Thompson lol you made me laugh

[@SyNcLife]

the waves are so huge the video almost appears to be slow mo

[@geraintdavies5042]

Recently come back from Portugal, amazing country and the friendless people I've ever met. Must visit...

[@larryslemp9698]

I have to say it again.....for me, this is probably one of the most profound, awe-inspiring films I have ever viewed. And as another person commented......if this film was twelve hours long, it still wouldn't be long enough!!

[@aquasight1019]

And there's life under all of that!

[@Ντιμις]

It's full of sargus 100%😁😁😁

[@AlexBoultz]

Very strong and hard animals will live their

[@DieFlabbergast]

The fish probably don't know there's a storm up at the surface.

[@franciscogonzalezalavia8885]

Finally something in HD !!! ...Thanks ...greetings from Chile !!

[@angellacanfora]

Parts of the California coast such as the Palos Verdes peninsula will look like this one day as sea level continues to rise.

[@whyyouwei_2191]

Look at those tiny humans walking on the cliff edge... These waves are HUGE

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@GordiansKnotHere]

That footage is incredible,! I wonder what it would've sounded like without the "Whoa, whoa, whoa..." "Wow, wow, wow..." sounds.

[@TheLocalTruth]

🙄

[@grahamwishart4832]

Wow! Usually a woman either screaming, shouting about some imaginary sky fairy, or just making an unnecessary noise!

[@MaritsView]

I'd love to see this as a 5 hour relaxing video just pure nature. Amazing footage.

[@Luzitanium]

imagine how much energy Portugal could have from these waves

[@TheLocalTruth]

Very good point

[@makeminea9959]

I very much doubt this is a daily sea-state, more likely very rare, and no machinery could be set up to utilise this power without being ripped apart.

[@TheLocalTruth]

Well we have swells like this one every winter, sometimes more than a couple per year, but in this particular day other conditions came to be (wind, period between waves, etc) that created this particular spectacle. And yes, no one was out there because you would definitely get ripped apart

[@TheLocalTruth]

makeminea99 Well we have swells like this one every winter, sometimes more than a couple per year, but in this particular day other conditions came to be (wind, period between waves, etc) that created this particular spectacle. And yes, no one was out there because you would definitely get ripped apart 

[@Luzitanium]

we have always waves, so it will generate energy, in this case i was meaning the amount of energy we could acumulate on that day. But Portugal get this kind of waves more than once in a year.

[@dzott75]

Unbelievable video!!That must have been incredible live, Thanks for Upload....

[@TheLocalTruth]

Dan Zotter I deed it was :) you're welcome!

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@Seracdog]

LOVE the big waves... Check out the Giant wave explosions at Shore Acres In Oregon. Also, absolutely jaw dropping stuff!

[@franklincordeiro]

Imagino aqueles navegadores loucos do séc. XV enfrentando estas ondas no mar tenebroso. Uma bússola, e as estrelas. Povo de coragem!

[@mdaley4390]

I keep returning to this video over and over again.

[@TheLocalTruth]

I hope next winter will provide us another mesmerising video!

[@user-vq1vt1lm3my2]

I was in Sagres 4 times, but only one time i see huge waves like this - only from the south side, not from atlantic. Portugal great country!

[@jaimem1788]

NIce first video that actually had big waves that didn't disappoint!

[@franklincordeiro]

Era conhecido como "mar tenebroso" pelos antigos navegadores.(It was known as the "dark sea" by the ancient navigators)

[@user-bz7fj1fk2m]

This is the ever best wave video in my life. The wonders of H & O2

[@Lgg130]

whish i could pull a god hack and throw myself in there just for the kicks. best waterpark ever. great upload OP. thanks. Sagres is beautiful

[@dinoaplz]

Nothing but respect for the ocean. What a beauty!

[@staceyvickery6142]

Always have heard that Portugal has some if the largest waves

[@MaritsView]

Yup Portugal and Hawaii and probably some other places too.

[@kornofulgur]

These are low key the biggest coastal waves crashing on cliffs of all KZbin, it's not even an exageration.

[@clarkewi]

You would not want to fall into that.

[@123TauruZ321]

Why not? Sounds like fun.

[@richardmollberg3096]

Its raging, dont get to close!

[@sharp9563]

If you somehow manage to survive the fall without drowning you have a face-to-face meeting with the cliffs to look forward to!

[@tima.478]

Yeah that 'spin cycle' is a bitch!!!!

[@bugraucoz28]

@amine dz fuck are these made up horror shit

[@TheWanderingWife]

A little north of here, in Nazaré, they are known for their waves up to 100 feet high.

[@wulfsenable]

I have been there and I know these cliffs are 60 meters high!!! Absolutely incredible waves, thanks for uploading this video!

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@reggiebald2830]

Thank you! Love .the "Wow"s!! We too get to the coast as often as possible!

[@breeze344]

On the north coast of Barbados during a passing hurricane the waves hit the cliffs even bigger than this, the reef is a bit shallower so the waves barrel and you could fit a bus in the tube. when it hits the cliff the water reaches a couple hundred feet in land.

[@CF-cm2ye]

I don't feel like a swim anymore.

[@johnprendergast1338]

This is where the European discoverers viewed and headed out to New World ….I was there 15yrs ago....beautiful, historic place.....

[@johnprendergast1338]

@Mahesh M V U Who could possibly give a woot ....! It's an ocean seascape !

[@williamvalmadre556]

Not the Europeans, but an Italian, Colombo, and thanks to the Vikings because he heard about them going to West.

[@nunomadeirapereira9627]

@@williamvalmadre556 italian Colombo, LoL, get it right dude

[@williamvalmadre556]

@@nunomadeirapereira9627 baby he was Italian, himself always said that. Tho he mostly lived in Spain he was born in Italy and by a mostly Italian family. Cristoforo Colombo is 100% an Italian name.

[@nunomadeirapereira9627]

@@williamvalmadre556 his family was Portuguese he worked for the Portuguese crown, learned the art of sailing in Portugal/ Madeira his letters all in Portugal. Born in Cuba Portugal. Get it right. That Genova nonsense

[@tammygronskei1993]

That's beautiful watching the waves hit the rocks

[@wallymartin3961]

That was spectacular!! Thank you! So much!!

[@TheLocalTruth]

You're most welcome :)

[@robertskipcurran8401]

"Dramatic" is right on! Wonderful video. Thanks.

[@TheLocalTruth]

Thanks for watching!

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@bd9712]

It would be a dream to visit such places in this world. Especially if I could witness natural beauty,,, AND Mother Nature like THIS. Great video.

[@Ge0ffrey1]

Beautiful video. Great lighting.

[@Greggg57]

Wow. Bad day for throwing a fishing lure out there I think.

[@Geno66Ms]

Energy Portugal Waves ... thanks for uploading!

[@TheLocalTruth]

You're welcome!

[@paulpaulsen7777]

Good filming, camera steady, no hectic moving around and always all interesting parts insight! 👍

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@2thesheriff947]

Sagres sea use to be a very calm sea. You can go there on the summer, and swim like if you were swimming on a pool, despites the water be very cold. Man this is brutal, the nature is very unpredictable.

[@josephastier7421]

I could watch that all day.

[@theresedignard4267]

Wow, remind me to never drop anchor off those cliffs. Amazing footage.

[@Mentallogic15]

This is the very same spot, where humans first started to explore the World by sea. The Pioneer and father of inter-continental exploration and globolization was Prince Henry The Navigator. To put the size of these monstrous waves in perspective, just watch the tiny people walking on the second cliff.

[@HugoGetsMad]

True! The "Modern World" started being discovered by the heroes of the sea from that same shore shown in this awesome video.

[@makeminea9959]

If Henry was the father of exploration and inter-continental travel I wonder how native 'Americans' got the that continent and settled it from top to bottom 12 thousand years before him?

[@Mentallogic15]

Sea faring exploration. Natives crossed the frozen ice according to most historians

[@makeminea9959]

Mentalidade Logica Humans migrated to North America via the Berlinga land bridge (likely grassland) not over sea ice. And 2000 years before the birth of this Prince Henry far less sophisticated human cultures were using sea travel to explore and settle Micronesia and beyond, eventually reaching as far as Easter Island thousands of miles from Australasia.

[@Luzitanium]

makeminea99 there was a connection made of ice between alaska and russia at the time and that was where they crossed, now one thing is exploring other is migrating, and you are forgetting that when the age of discoveries started we were all getting out of dark ages which europe were in lack of knownledge and technology, we could be more advanced at the time if we didnt had any dark ages.

[@antoniocervante8801]

Would love to see more when the set of waves settled. Those waves can be surf awesome video

[@landanwoodard7569]

The face of cliff is like bring it big fella.

[@TemanAlamOfficial]

The waves are huge, and I love the sound of the waves

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@andy99ish]

The mythical Cabo de São Vicente.. Which was the last sight of Europe for Portuguese explorers who set out to find a nautical passage to the fabulous riches of the East. And they found it. They even were the first to navigate around the globe. The names of Diogo Cão, Vasco da Gama, Fernão de Magalhães entered the Valhalla of seafarers. The astronomical knowledge and nautical skills of the Portuguese was unsurpassed in these times. That is why they turned down the idea of a certain Cristoforo Colombo from Genua, who foolishly maintained that one can get to China sailing due West in just one month. They correctly estimated 3-4 months for such a journey, which made it seem practically impossible. I have rounded the Cabo in my sea kayak in tranquil weather, which nevertheless was awe inspiring. And I visualized that when things get really rough the foam from crashing waves might reach even halfway up the enormous cliffs. Never I imagined that these towering cliffs can be dwarfed by waves as captured in the video. They are colossal, gigantic, titanic. Thank you so much for sharing this magnificent sight !

[@DoubleGauss]

Fantastic! I could stand there and watch it all day.

[@cheddarshredder6572]

The sea must of been mad that day. Those waves are incredible!

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@LisaSmith-tb8bb]

Dude I’m in, Let’s go surfing now everybody’s learning how!

[@chanctonbury63]

I used to know that place well when I was a kid. Looks like nothings changed!

[@jb-ik8sj]

awesome waves. thanks for the video

[@TheLocalTruth]

You're welcome :) I was expecting a dumb-ass comment to be honest hahaha

[@jb-ik8sj]

+SxAndTheVillage lmao. I guess most people do. thanks again

[@TheLocalTruth]

;)

[@jcdevarg864]

Lo he visitado personalmente y es un lugar espectacular lleno de encanto y magia.

[@remolalougarou6512]

That is sooo beautiful. Youse are lucky to be there I’m jealous

[@constantinoplesaurus8477]

That's beautiful. I could watch this forever

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@xstretcherjockeyx]

this is so cool thank you for uploading

[@TheLocalTruth]

you're welcome :)

[@odd_shoes]

I could watch the sea for hours, it's fascinating. Even here in the UK where we have much calmer seas, I love to watch it.

[@898voltaire]

Do you realize you have some of the best footages on Hércules ?? Unbelievable storm..... Thanks

[@TheLocalTruth]

Hi there! I don't know about one of the best footages, but I do know that seeing all that power strikes a chord…. We get big swells here in the winter but NOTHING like this one was :) thanks for watching!

[@goldenthang]

Mother nature so spectacular..

[@TheLocalTruth]

Thanks for watching!

[@Qui-9]

This is probably one of the most amazing things I've ever seen... I wish I was there to actually see that!

[@Iam-mq4sc]

Bawb Lablaw u should look up tsunamis then

[@Qui-9]

+Cherie C I know about tsunamis, but this is a different kind of amazing. Almost magical.

[@Iam-mq4sc]

Bawb Lablaw fare enough, that's how I feel about Nazera. The huge waves there only happen a couple times a year. I hope to get there one day and see that up close. :)

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@anteportasbonn]

What a unique spectacle. I hope that it will be the same when I am at this point again.

[@FauziNomad]

Wish this video was longer, I could watch it for an hour. Kind of ASMR.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

Beautiful Video. As other have already stated here. More please and much longer.

[@andybowman7462]

I’ve been there and those are high cliffs !!!

[@15secofFame]

At first I thought these waves were big until I noticed the cliffs on the right. The little black dots @ 0:40 ....people! OMG, these wave are massive!

[@bluesman444]

no doubt these are the biggest waves in the world, and thanks for visiting my country

[@TheLocalTruth]

blues man eu moro aqui há 15 anos :) adoro

[@bluesman444]

aqui onde ? em sagres ?

[@bluesman444]

eu moro em palmela

[@TheLocalTruth]

Sim, perto :)

[@TheLocalTruth]

Sim, perto :)

[@imlistening1137]

Those waves are so huge they look like they are going in slow motion!!

[@heldersilva6672]

There's a famous Portuguese poem that starts with these words: "Ó mar salgado, quanto do teu sal são lágrimas de Portugal!" (Translation: "Oh salty sea, how much of your salt are tears of Portugal!"). And i dare to say every portuguese knows these words. Ó mar salgado, quanto do teu sal São lágrimas de Portugal! Por te cruzarmos, quantas mães choraram, Quantos filhos em vão rezaram! Quantas noivas ficaram por casar Para que fosses nosso, ó mar! Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena Se a alma não é pequena. Quem quer passar além do Bojador Tem que passar além da dor. Deus ao mar o perigo e o abismo deu, Mas nele é que espelhou o céu.

[@ridefast0]

So those waves in the next bay are splashing maybe 100m into the air (behind the people on the cliff)? That is astounding. I bet they didn't expect to get splashed up there.

[@johankamar1729]

The cliffs are only 20m so to a height of 40 meters

[@ForARide]

​@@johankamar1729 The cliffs are around 60m in height. Just compare them to the people on that opposite cliff. There are always morons that have to downgrade everything. Get a grip.

[@bicimotoworld4115]

You know the waves are huge when the water is moving in Slow Motion 🤣

[@pedroferrr1412]

That is perfect normal in Portugal, that´s why some of our beach´s are moving to places that never had a beach. For instances, some years ago (20-30) Costa da Caparica had big, very big beach´s in low tide(big extension of sand to reach the sea), and Fonte da Telha had small beach, even in low tide. Now, it´s the opposite!

[@stevenjfrisch]

Magnificent! Thank you for posting it!

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@aksiiska9470]

i could listen to the surf all day long. but from a distance, everything looks peaceful-like in that song

[@jamesjefferson0152]

Wow, a thumbnail which isn't fake, nice :)

[@sonofdurin8044]

It’s like this from autumn until the end of winter from Portugal all over northern Spain

[@craiglaforest]

A great description and video "A SYMPHONY!"

[@ThePoptartster]

If Magellan had seen this he might have stayed home. XD

[@luismartinspoucochinho6183]

Magalhães . Wtf is Magellan ?!!

[@ceekaye.3523]

@@luismartinspoucochinho6183 lmao

[@stevenbrucci]

I can't see the lighthouse in the distance. Is it behind you and you're looking north? Beautiful video!

[@TheLocalTruth]

yes exactly!

[@bhagyark4143]

Thanks for sharing such a visual delight , had never seen it earlier.... exciting and terrifying both .

[@deadkemper]

I would wonder how high some of the spray is reaching from sea level...250 metres maybe ?

[@TheLocalTruth]

that's a good question !

[@happinessisnow4142]

Amazing place! When we were there, it was calm.

[@dfmalo8]

Fantastic! love such huge waves! Merci from France!

[@eddievanlingen1935]

nature is not dramatic it's God's masterpiece

[@nrp66]

The commentary is nice too. Great vid.

[@TheLocalTruth]

nrp66 Thanks :)

[@nrp66]

You're welcome.:)

[@halos.1]

"Nature is so dramatic, isn't it?" Ahaha I love that. Vey true

[@mattydeighton5742]

Haley N I read this as I heard her say it 😂😂

[@davidlawrence4467]

Same here. I swear!

[@christopherselleck6307]

Dramatic is a good way to describe the seen. Big splash, wouldn't recommend go any where near that water don't it be too safe to swim. Reminds me of Antarctica the huge shelf footage of it falling into the water. A wall of ice high as a building that crumbeled and fall into the ocean.

[@PedroMiranda]

Awesome footage, congrats ! And thanks for sharing ;)

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@d.cypher2920]

This? Is just an *awesome* video. Thank you for sharing this. 💖 the ocean, waves, cliffs and beautiful views. ☀️😎☀️

[@jpmtlhead39]

Just see Hércules storm@ sagres... Thats unbeliveble beautiful and Scary. Take a look.

[@davidrichardson4361]

Finally a lady who doesn’t scream

[@veronicathecow]

That spray is over 100m high! (Comparing it to the people eon the top

[@JoeMmt347]

Enough energy to power a large country for weeks in that one swell!