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 Acapulquito-Costa Azul at 10AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Acapulquito-Costa Azul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SSE | SSE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 45 | 76 | 75 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | NNW | SSW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | SSW | SW | NNW | N | WNW | NW | N | NNE | ESE | S | SSW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:50AM 1.28 | 3:47PM 1.00 | 4:27AM 1.36 | 5:32PM 1.04 | 4:57AM 1.43 | 6:31PM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.83 | 9:31PM 0.77 | 11:44AM 0.66 | 10:28PM 0.83 | 12:16PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 |

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