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 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 500 | 429 | 421 | 414 | 400 | 347 | 347 | 386 | 297 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 207 | 211 | 169 | 298 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 243 | 239 | 227 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | SW | SW | S | SSE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | N | SSW | NNE | E | NNE | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | on | off | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:44PM 0.50 | 6:58PM 0.53 | 6:53PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 0.29 | 4:25AM 0.24 | 4:29AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |

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