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 Destiladeros at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 64 | 65 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 88 | 80 | 71 | 88 | 76 | 127 | 115 | 94 | 73 | 51 | 66 | 80 | 64 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NW | N | W | SSW | S | SSW | SW | W | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | WSW | NNW | NW | W | SSW | S | SSW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 2.77 | 11:01PM 3.03 | 11:38AM 2.72 | 11:57PM 2.99 | 12:38PM 2.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.99 | 4:36PM 1.05 | 5:27AM 1.00 | 5:37PM 1.13 | 6:24AM 0.95 | 6:34PM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 |

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