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 El Sardinero - Segunda at 8AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Sardinero - Segunda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2144 | 1862 | 1459 | 1236 | 1083 | 1083 | 1280 | 1266 | 1210 | 974 | 911 | 790 | 732 | 721 | 799 | 700 | 1943 | 1706 | 1959 | 2009 | 3280 | 1808 | 1647 | 1484 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | S | SSW | ENE | ENE | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:44PM 3.37 | 1:07AM 3.12 | 1:35PM 3.42 | 1:56AM 3.26 | 2:19PM 3.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 1.40 | 6:59PM 1.46 | 7:08AM 1.33 | 7:47PM 1.34 | 7:59AM 1.23 | 8:28PM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |

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