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 Cobblestones at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s 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) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobblestones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 671 | 660 | 660 | 660 | 648 | 553 | 534 | 431 | 382 | 431 | 479 | 311 | 444 | 623 | 649 | 773 | 683 | 672 | 546 | 537 | 406 | 344 | 330 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | S | S | SSE | SE | ESE | E | E | E | NE | SW | SSE | NE | ENE | NNE | N | N | N | NNW | WNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28PM 0.57 | 7:40PM 0.59 | 7:17PM 0.63 | 7:15PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:55AM 0.35 | 4:50AM 0.28 | 4:46AM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cobblestones surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

