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 Azurara at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Azurara. (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 | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3705 | 3015 | 2197 | 1800 | 1570 | 1127 | 983 | 968 | 1094 | 1325 | 1548 | 1657 | 1610 | 1387 | 1367 | 1215 | 1421 | 2139 | 1609 | 2906 | 2577 | 1776 | 2398 | 4456 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ESE | SW | SSW | SSE | SE | ESE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | NNE | NE | N | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:29PM 2.20 | 10:48AM 2.29 | 11:25PM 2.28 | 11:44AM 2.31 | 12:13AM 2.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:12PM 0.81 | 4:35AM 0.93 | 5:08PM 0.80 | 5:34AM 0.86 | 5:56PM 0.76 | 6:24AM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

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