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 Flies at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Flies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | S | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | 45 | 160 | 119 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 111 | 96 | 66 | 49 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:13AM 0.82 | 1:30PM 0.79 | 2:10AM 0.82 | 2:28PM 0.75 | 3:05AM 0.84 | 3:23PM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:54AM 0.16 | 7:20PM 0.09 | 8:10AM 0.18 | 8:08PM 0.10 | 9:21AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:22 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
| Feels °C (?) | -13 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -14 |

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