Chapter VI: More Than Just a Wipeout: The WSL Tow Surfing Challenge is brought to a sudden end in front of thousands of spectators when one of the competitors is seriously injured; Garrett McNamara attempts to overcome his anxieties and return to the water after avoiding the contest.
Airdate: Sun 22 Aug 2021 at 22:00 on HBO
Season 1 Episode 6
100 Foot Wave intimately captures 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.