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 Glommen at 8AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Glommen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SSW | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 77 | 114 | 133 | 156 | 147 | 131 | 122 | 105 | 101 | 88 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 0.09 | 3:34PM 0.13 | 4:05AM 0.09 | 4:23PM 0.13 | 4:48AM 0.09 | 5:11PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 0.01 | 10:15PM -0.00 | 9:49AM 0.01 | 11:02PM 0.00 | 10:30AM 0.01 | 11:44PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:29 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 |

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