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 Dooagh at 8PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dooagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13574 | 13553 | 11734 | 8823 | 7717 | 6762 | 4728 | 3459 | 5966 | 6868 | 5782 | 5421 | 5056 | 6717 | 8096 | 9586 | 10872 | 10314 | 8983 | 8597 | 8468 | 8096 | 7888 | 7077 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17PM 2.86 | 1:20AM 2.81 | 1:24PM 2.79 | 2:14AM 2.91 | 2:24PM 2.80 | 3:00AM 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:54PM 0.95 | 7:26AM 1.32 | 7:49PM 0.97 | 8:25AM 1.19 | 8:37PM 0.95 | 9:13AM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - |
| Sunset | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |

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