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 Adraga at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s 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 (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Adraga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7584 | 6283 | 5394 | 3716 | 3336 | 2803 | 2243 | 1783 | 1783 | 1944 | 2153 | 2345 | 2248 | 2148 | 2088 | 1821 | 1630 | 2190 | 1445 | 2643 | 7315 | 5224 | 6703 | 8119 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | E | ESE | SSE | SSW | WSW | SSW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | N | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 2.12 | 10:28AM 2.21 | 11:06PM 2.20 | 11:24AM 2.23 | 11:53PM 2.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:54PM 0.78 | 4:15AM 0.90 | 4:49PM 0.77 | 5:14AM 0.84 | 5:36PM 0.73 | 6:03AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 |

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