A Brazilian big wave surfer had a terrifying wipeout in Nazaré, Portugal on Friday.<br /><br />A dramatic video of the incident shows Thiago Jacaré, 35, hit a bump and fall as he rides a giant wave. <br /><br />He is immediately swallowed by a wall of white water and is held down for several seconds.<br /><br />He surfaces just in time to catch a breath before taking another monster wave on the head. <br /><br />His teammate, big wave surfer David Langer, is unable to rescue Jacaré on his jet ski because he's floating around right in the impact zone.<br /><br />Eventually, after taking a total of five waves on the head, German surfer Sebastian Steudtner manages to pick up Jacaré on his jet ski and whisk him away from danger to the beach.<br /><br />Although completely exhausted, Jacaré was unharmed in the terrifying ordeal.<br /><br />He was taken by ambulance to hospital as a safety precaution.<br /><br />"This was by far the worst wipeout of my life, I barely got the chance to breathe between waves," Jacaré later told the filmer.<br /><br />"When I got to the sand, I was completely exhausted, to the point I couldn’t even move," he added. <br /><br />“I want to thank Sebastian Steudtner for the rescue...I won't ever forget this day!” he concluded.<br /><br />Thiago Jacaré is an experienced big wave surfer from Brazil. <br /><br />He worked for many years as a professional lifeguard and is also involved in the organisation of big wave competitions in Brazil.<br /><br />Praia do Norte beach, near the fishing village of Nazaré, became famous worldwide for huge waves in 2011 when Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara set a world record for the largest wave ever surfed.
