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 Balian at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balian. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 414 | 414 | 408 | 335 | 314 | 304 | 304 | 299 | 304 | 304 | 226 | 330 | 294 | 289 | 239 | 231 | 197 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 278 | 211 | 211 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | N | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WSW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | N | NW | SW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NW | NW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:33PM 1.99 | 4:49AM 1.58 | 5:41PM 2.02 | 6:35AM 1.52 | 6:42PM 2.07 | 7:56AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10PM 1.06 | 10:40AM 0.99 | 12:42AM 0.96 | 11:51AM 1.08 | 1:49AM 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |

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