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 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 772 | 760 | 630 | 610 | 573 | 488 | 451 | 443 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 384 | 378 | 371 | 497 | 440 | 380 | 335 | 329 | 329 | 283 | 256 | 128 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | NNW | WSW | W | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.56 | 5:26AM 1.16 | 6:18PM 1.64 | 7:21AM 1.12 | 7:07PM 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:09AM 0.90 | 10:58AM 0.81 | 1:39AM 0.75 | 12:01PM 0.89 | 2:33AM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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