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 Anael at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Anael. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5774 | 3933 | 3293 | 2724 | 2220 | 2103 | 2233 | 2759 | 3246 | 3420 | 2974 | 3659 | 3200 | 3153 | 3668 | 3059 | 3020 | 3995 | 3224 | 4985 | 5031 | 4771 | 4832 | 4237 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | N | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:01AM 4.93 | 1:25PM 5.00 | 2:00AM 5.03 | 2:22PM 5.07 | 2:50AM 5.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43PM 1.95 | 7:14AM 2.14 | 7:47PM 1.97 | 8:18AM 2.04 | 8:44PM 1.87 | 9:12AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - |
| Sunset | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

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