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 Audierne at 3AM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Audierne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15318 | 13707 | 13042 | 11602 | 9561 | 7760 | 6779 | 4780 | 3484 | 2927 | 2093 | 1807 | 1783 | 2106 | 2676 | 2834 | 2756 | 2796 | 2702 | 2986 | 2468 | 3215 | 3454 | 2179 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | SE | SSW | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 3.71 | 11:31AM 3.82 | 12:14AM 3.71 | 12:39PM 3.79 | 1:15AM 3.81 | 1:36PM 3.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 1.54 | 5:51PM 1.43 | 6:19AM 1.56 | 6:52PM 1.42 | 7:20AM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |

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