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 Boneyards at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 247 | 207 | 211 | 169 | 347 | 319 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 255 | 211 | 204 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 610 | 610 | 392 | 335 | 339 | 387 | 485 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | ENE | W | SE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNW | WNW | N | NW | NW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:53PM 0.59 | 7:05PM 0.64 | 7:25PM 0.68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.24 | 4:29AM 0.19 | 4:45AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |

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