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 Dracula at 1AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dracula. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 755 | 1094 | 1537 | 2675 | 3809 | 7904 | 15269 | 16284 | 15565 | 13973 | 12499 | 10091 | 7881 | 6128 | 4853 | 3778 | 2801 | 2326 | 1918 | 1541 | 1242 | 1127 | 1144 | 1363 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSE | ESE | WSW | S | ESE | SE | S | W | N | NE | NE | SE | SSE | SE | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25PM 2.03 | 9:44AM 2.18 | 10:29PM 2.06 | 10:47AM 2.15 | 11:24PM 2.14 | 11:42AM 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 0.75 | 3:24AM 0.92 | 4:12PM 0.78 | 4:34AM 0.90 | 5:06PM 0.76 | 5:32AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - |
| Sunset | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |

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