Brazilian big wave surfer Lucas Chianca is no stranger to heavy conditions but anyone who tackles Nazare needs a helping hand from time to time.
Lucky for the man known as "Chumbo" he had expert jet ski operator Ian Cosenza — a handy surfer himself — around to get him out of trouble in the monstrous Portuguese surf this week.
Incredible vision filmed by Pedro Miranda shows Chianca and Cosenza narrowly avoid being swallowed up a wall of white water.
![Lucas Chianca takes off on a wave that isn't worth staying with. He ducks off the back and Ian Cosenza arrives to fish him out. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TQU37D43ZHFF7TX3KUJDICDPKQ.jpg?auth=87c33191ff5b5a6eb2c9a694933929e3edf4bccebd2efc54ca8bbe906cb62de0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
![But another monster wave is bearing down on them. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MJ4SV2B2QSNCVTUHM3CVUEE634.jpg?auth=e7ddd0f7af5d0b7920d4b95bee102c36620c054ab1f18d46cefe2c6ae0449b09&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)