Mick Corbett and Jarryd Foster are proving to be one of Australia's most formidable tow teams. Last year Jarryd won the Oakley Biggest Wave award for a Cow Bombie behemoth while Mick was whipped into what's considered the largest wave ever ridden at The Right. The fellas are kickin' goals.

So rather than lay fallow all Aussie summer, or perhaps duke it out with the crowds at Peahi, they chose to base themselves in Nazare and wait for the swell charts to go kaleidoscopic.

And after a quiet few weeks - if you call the odd forty foot swell 'quiet' - that's just what the charts are doing with a series of deep bruises crossing the North Atlantic. The first swell will hit from the north-west on Sunday, European time, the second will have more west in it and is forecast to block out the sun from Monday.

Swellnet spoke to Mick Corbett as he readies himself for the biggest swell he's ever seen.

Swellnet: How big is it forecast to get on Monday?
The swell looks pretty big Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Sunday looks like it could get up to around 80 foot and Monday and Tuesday look like it could get up to the 100 foot mark.

No doubt about it, it looks big. But what about those winds?
It looks like there is going to be a fair bit of wind with a few moments of light winds. We'll have to watch carefully and choose when we go out.

So no matter what, you reckon you'll get a go out?
We're definitely planning to go out there and give it a crack as that's what we're here for. But obviously if the winds are way too strong and the ocean is mess, well, riding 100 footers will have to be put on hold.

What board will you'll ride?
We have a board designed by Jarryd and Chapstar surfboards. It's a 5"11 tow board with more thickness then your average tow board. We thought we would do something different to eliminate the chops down the wave and it seems to be working. The board weighs about 12 kilos with all the weights on it.

Mick warms up during a 'small' wave session at Nazare. Photo Tim Bonython Swell Chasers

You guys have been there for a month already, what's your experience of Nazare been like so far?
The wave is super heavy! Probably the most craziest setup I have surfed in the world. It's the only wave where you have the potential to have three 100 foot wave coming at you all from different angles. The waves don't break in the same place or even at the same angle every time. There are shifting peaks and they join up on the inside to make the gnarliest washing machine with the gnarliest currents that just want to push you into the rocks or out the back. 

Sounds intense. How do you compare it to Aussie slabs?
Slabs are just a totally different ball game. The Right still offers up the heaviest beat down but Nazare has everything else. At The Right you could get a couple waves on the head but then you're sweet. At Nazare you could cop up to 15 waves on the head and they're the biggest waves you have ever seen! The Nazare hold down is a long, constant beat down that could last anything up to ten minutes while The Right is just a brutal beat down but could be over in a minute.

Heard of any other surfers coming to town to chase this swell? 
I heard G'Mac is coming to town but I don't know if any other surfers are coming. It's been pretty quiet for surfers here. Jarryd and I have had plenty of surfs out at big Nazare just by ourselves.

Lastly, how much longer are you gonna hang in Portugal?
We're here for another two weeks and hopefully we get more swells but we will be back at the end of the year if we can get some funding. I believe Nazare has a lot to offer and we haven't seen how truly big she can get yet.

Let's see what Monday brings.
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