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 Banzart at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Banzart. (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 (?) | ENE | E | E | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 73 | 62 | 72 | 101 | 136 | 136 | 123 | 131 | 89 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29PM 0.27 | 5:48AM 0.20 | 5:19PM 0.26 | 6:47AM 0.23 | 6:05PM 0.25 | 7:30AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 0.09 | 11:02AM 0.13 | 12:15AM 0.07 | 12:16PM 0.14 | 12:50AM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - |
| Sunset | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 |

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