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 Hideaway at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hideaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | 302 | 275 | 309 | 301 | 232 | 180 | 178 | 172 | 157 | 118 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 84 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 118 | 113 | 125 | 123 | 149 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | E | NNE | ENE | ENE | N | N | NNE | NE | E | NW | NNW | NNE | NNE | N | NE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NE | NNE | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:48PM 1.47 | 2:10AM 1.27 | 2:36PM 1.47 | 3:08AM 1.26 | 3:19PM 1.48 | 4:00AM 1.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 0.41 | 8:10PM 0.48 | 8:10AM 0.47 | 9:05PM 0.43 | 8:59AM 0.51 | 9:53PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 18 | 22 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 |

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