Nazare Big Wave Challenge Gets Yellow Alert, Could Run Saturday in Giant Waves
70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for Aberarth at 11PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Aberarth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 675 | 534 | 670 | 408 | 390 | 469 | 253 | 157 | 100 | 287 | 381 | 433 | 523 | 535 | 539 | 265 | 799 | 832 | 424 | 377 | 458 | 476 | 408 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | NW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:36PM 3.35 | 2:23AM 2.87 | 2:49PM 3.20 | 3:37AM 2.91 | 3:58PM 3.17 | 4:37AM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02PM 1.05 | 9:12AM 1.36 | 10:03PM 1.13 | 10:19AM 1.37 | 11:01PM 1.14 | 11:23AM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - |
| Sunset | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |

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