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 Edmago at 5PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Edmago. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | N | N | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | 110 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 98 | 78 | 104 | 85 | 66 | 68 | 48 | 59 | 71 | 61 | 83 | 100 | 71 | 56 | 82 | 48 | 71 | 89 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:39PM 0.71 | 2:02PM 0.72 | 1:40PM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.31 | 10:59PM 0.25 | 10:53PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |

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