100 Foot Wave
“The odyssey continues.”
The decade-long odyssey of surfing pioneer Garrett McNamara, who, after visiting Nazaré, Portugal in hopes of conquering a 100-foot wave, pushed the sport to ever-greater heights and alongside locals helped transform the small fishing village into the world’s preeminent big-wave surfing destination.
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First Aired: 7/18/2021
Languages: English, Spanish
Created by: Chris Smith
Type: Documentary
Production
HBOCompanies: Topic Studios, Library Films, Amplify Pictures
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 3 features the series’ signature intimate interviews, vérité photography, and dramatic visuals with stunning aerial and water footage, showcasing the death-defying beauty of big wave surfing as the athletes risk it all in a quest for the ultimate high. United in their love for the ocean and a compulsion to push the limits of their minds and bodies, the surfers also endure mental and emotional struggles dealing with parenthood, aging, injuries, and even death. As Garrett confronts the toll decades of surfing have taken on his body and mind, he reckons with downshifting a career in a sport that has defined his life. As he looks to pass the torch to a younger generation, the quest to find the next Nazaré and to surf the one-hundred-foot wave never ceases.
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rsanek
First episode was decent enough. Pacing could have been a bit better.
