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Photography:<\/strong> Pedro Mestre<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The start of 2026 was marked by a \u201ctrain of storms\u201d that swept Portugal from January through early March, making life difficult for surfers in Ericeira; even during the rare weather breaks of that period \u2014 or later on \u2014, a rare succession of powerful swells kept the windows of opportunity narrow.<\/p>\n This Ericeira Raw Surf video, titled \u201cUnleashing On Big Walls,\u201d captured Coxos in a session that, although far from perfect, delivered some waves with real potential for surfers skilled enough to play long, vibrant-necked guitars.<\/p>\n The soundtrack in this cold-water arena was heavy, fast, and slightly distorted, driving those in the lineup toward bold maneuvers, uncontrolled wipeouts, and barrels that demanded crossing critical sections \u2014 leaving only one possible approach: total commitment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coxos in a session that allowed only one approach: total commitment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":36864,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[233,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ericeira-channles","category-waves","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"\n