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 Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo at 9PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16080 | 17224 | 16451 | 15009 | 13708 | 12170 | 9959 | 7568 | 5991 | 5186 | 3895 | 3212 | 2727 | 2094 | 1699 | 1551 | 1575 | 1725 | 2153 | 2259 | 2087 | 1905 | 1778 | 1700 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | NNE | NE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29PM 2.55 | 9:46AM 2.70 | 10:33PM 2.56 | 10:49AM 2.68 | 11:30PM 2.62 | 11:46AM 2.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 1.27 | 3:22AM 1.46 | 4:11PM 1.32 | 4:31AM 1.47 | 5:11PM 1.32 | 5:35AM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |

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