This is the terrifying moment British surfer Tom Lowe is battered by a giant wave off the coast of Portugal.<br /><br />Footage captured in Praia do Norte on October 16 shows Lowe riding on a wave and falling off his surfboard before being engulfed by the wave.<br /><br />After the wipeout Lowe was also hit by the next wave, the biggest on the set according to the filmer.<br /><br />Tom Lowe, 34, is one of the most experienced Big Wave surfers in Europe with vast experience chasing big waves around the world.<br /><br />Praia do Norte beach has become famous for huge waves since Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a then-record in 2011 for the largest wave ever surfed, when he rode a 78-foot wave.
