In 2015, someone will ride a 100 foot wave, and that wave will be ridden at Nazaré.

While the Portuguese big-wave spot has some detractors in terms of the shape of the wave, there is no doubt that it offers the most consistent, tallest, rideable waves on the planet.

The last session in December 2014 saw a range of new benchmarks set with Benjamin Sanchis arguably riding the biggest wave ever seen there.

That day saw a committed group of seven or eight teams, each with two jet skis, and surfers like Hugo Vao, Tom Butler, Sebastian Stuednter, Garrett McNamara and Ross Clarke-Jones pushing Nazaré’s endless boundaries.

“That session was in the top three for sheer size at Nazaré,” said UK’s big-wave charger Andrew Cotton, “but it can handle much, much bigger.”

As these surfers become increasingly familiar with the wave and safety technology improves, it’s a matter of when, not if, a 100 foot wave will be ridden there.