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 Bullies at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bullies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 591 | 538 | 546 | 512 | 451 | 520 | 444 | 358 | 341 | 304 | 260 | 320 | 638 | 1598 | 572 | 563 | 555 | 442 | 910 | 1148 | 1426 | 2627 | 5980 | 6068 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | NE | NE | NE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51AM 0.88 | 5:16PM 0.57 | 5:07AM 0.80 | 12:36AM 0.73 | 4:59AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.49 | 8:31PM 0.49 | 1:56PM 0.47 | 2:45AM 0.72 | 2:36PM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |

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