100 Foot Wave: Season 2

TV-14

2023

A documentary series that follows big-wave surf pioneer Garrett McNamara on his ten year quest to conquer the fabled 100-foot... More

A documentary series that follows big-wave surf pioneer Garrett McNamara on his ten year quest to conquer the fabled 100-foot wave. The doco chronicles McNamara's career and his time in Nazare, Portugal where he helped to convert the small fishing village into one of the world's best big-wave surfing destinations.

Directed by Chris Smith (American Movie), the series also profiles other big-wave surfers, including Andrew 'Cotty' Cotton.

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100 Foot Wave: Season 2 episodes

Chapter I - Epsilon

After months of lockdown and global uncertainty, the 2020-21 big... More wave surfing season in Nazaré gets off to a roaring start with an unprecedented massive swell from Hurricane Epsilon. For the surfers, the stakes have never been higher as they battle to break the world record.

Chapter II - The Circus is Burning

Portugal’s National Health Commission closes down all surfing due to... More Covid protocols, stranding the surfers for several weeks. Ramon Laureano, Tony’s father and tow partner, watches his son evolve as a big wave surfer. Garrett McNamara leaves town as he and others contend with their inability to surf waves in Nazaré.

Chapter III - Jaws

Justine Dupont chases a swell in the Pacific at Mavericks,... More and then at Jaws in Hawaii, where three years earlier she suffered the biggest injury of her career. Returning to Maui, Dupont faces her fears and surprises even herself. Garrett McNamara’s brother-in-law C.J. Macias and superstar Kai Lenny also have successful runs at Jaws, while McNamara is not so lucky.

Chapter IV - Partners

In the fall of 2021 and the start of the... More new big wave season, Garrett McNamara is now the director of the World Surf League’s Tow Surfing Challenge in Nazaré, but eight-month pregnant Nicole McNamara and their young children fall ill with COVID-19, complicating his preparations and the plans for the birth. When the competition begins in December, Tony Laureano isn’t invited to participate with the best in class. For the surfers competing, challenging conditions and terrifying wipeouts highlight the importance of their relationships with jet ski pilots who are also rescuers. Nicole McNamara gives birth to baby Fé.

Chapter V - Lost at Sea

The huge swells at Nazaré continue to challenge and confound... More the best surfers in the world, and several dramatic rescues take place close to the perilous rocks. At the Gigantes De Nazaré event in January 2022, several wipeouts and close calls threaten lives, as danger is narrowly averted by acts of heroism and strength. Nicole McNamara’s brother, C.J. Macias, catches an enormous wave, but then disaster strikes.

Chapter VI - Force Majeure

In the wake of CJ’s frightening search and rescue, the... More surfers find themselves reflecting on the dangers of their sport. When another WSL contest in Nazaré is announced, Tony’s dreams of competing against the best in class are finally realized… then quickly fall apart. As for Garrett, the end of the surf season becomes a time to recalibrate his priorities.