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 Greenhill at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 258 | 231 | 178 | 144 | 111 | 100 | 85 | 58 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 80 | 163 | 177 | 122 | 136 | 49 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42AM 1.11 | 1:57PM 1.02 | 2:38AM 1.13 | 2:50PM 0.98 | 3:28AM 1.15 | 3:39PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:56AM 0.32 | 8:09PM 0.26 | 8:56AM 0.34 | 8:56PM 0.26 | 9:50AM 0.34 | 9:40PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -14 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -15 |

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