100 Foot Wave

Sydney to the Max

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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Nicole McNamara

Garrett McNamara

Al Mennie

Andrew Cotton

Outgoing 13-year-old Sydney is on the fast track to growing up, despite the goodhearted efforts of her protective father, Max. As Sydney attempts to spread her wings and make more decisions for herself, Max does everything he can to rein her in and keep her his little girl. But in so doing, his mother, Judy, is reminded of his own antics at Sydney's age, and the parallels -- illustrated by comical flashback sequences starring a young Max -- are both amusing and enlightening.

Date	100 Foot Wave	Sydney to the Max
Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026	0.121	0.121
Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026	0.092	0.098
Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026	0.087	0.099
Apr 12, 2026Apr 12, 2026	0.115	0.113
Apr 11, 2026Apr 11, 2026	0.122	0.094
Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 2026	0.096	0.085
Apr 9, 2026Apr 9, 2026	0.116	0.106

100 Foot Wave vs Sydney to the Max

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