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 Aberta A Nova at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Aberta A Nova. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1581 | 1862 | 1713 | 1671 | 4515 | 8256 | 8949 | 8305 | 8029 | 7266 | 6297 | 5281 | 4021 | 3427 | 2596 | 1860 | 1427 | 1285 | 1034 | 772 | 760 | 679 | 700 | 1255 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | SE | E | E | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- 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- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 2.30 | 9:03PM 2.05 | 9:22AM 2.21 | 10:06PM 2.09 | 10:24AM 2.18 | 11:02PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:51AM 0.84 | 2:47PM 0.74 | 3:02AM 0.91 | 3:50PM 0.77 | 4:11AM 0.89 | 4:45PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |

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