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 Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 659 | 659 | 659 | 581 | 961 | 929 | 902 | 784 | 772 | 760 | 679 | 610 | 573 | 554 | 488 | 480 | 488 | 451 | 580 | 522 | 378 | 371 | 497 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 1.50 | 3:36AM 1.31 | 5:21PM 1.56 | 5:26AM 1.16 | 6:18PM 1.64 | 7:21AM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:11PM 0.97 | 10:03AM 0.70 | 12:09AM 0.90 | 10:58AM 0.81 | 1:39AM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 |

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