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 Engabao at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Engabao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | NW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | W | WSW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:02AM 1.67 | 11:20PM 1.89 | 12:08PM 1.69 | 12:13AM 1.86 | 1:06PM 1.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:54AM 0.66 | 4:56PM 0.76 | 5:53AM 0.63 | 6:00PM 0.81 | 6:46AM 0.58 | 6:58PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |

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