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 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3001 | 3201 | 3516 | 3775 | 3520 | 3316 | 2844 | 2117 | 1673 | 1488 | 2057 | 3045 | 2914 | 2545 | 7222 | 10886 | 15479 | 18838 | 18036 | 15674 | 14166 | 12449 | 11010 | 8218 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | NE | SE | SSE | S | SSE | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM 2.72 | 7:38AM 2.90 | 8:22PM 2.61 | 8:40AM 2.77 | 9:29PM 2.55 | 9:46AM 2.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:08PM 1.04 | 1:17AM 1.26 | 2:05PM 1.17 | 2:16AM 1.39 | 3:06PM 1.27 | 3:22AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |

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