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 Ekas-Inside at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ekas-Inside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 659 | 581 | 756 | 975 | 895 | 841 | 772 | 630 | 630 | 610 | 513 | 496 | 488 | 480 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 522 | 378 | 371 | 371 | 365 | 359 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | N | SSE | SSW | SW | NW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | S | SW | W | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06PM 1.74 | 3:42AM 1.51 | 5:09PM 1.78 | 5:21AM 1.35 | 6:09PM 1.83 | 7:12AM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19PM 1.05 | 10:08AM 0.81 | 12:08AM 0.99 | 11:08AM 0.94 | 1:35AM 0.84 | 12:22PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |

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