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 Ile de Re - Le Gouyot at 10AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a West-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) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ile de Re - Le Gouyot. (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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4137 | 3668 | 3314 | 2577 | 2161 | 1866 | 1644 | 1275 | 1077 | 938 | 684 | 523 | 515 | 490 | 646 | 665 | 765 | 777 | 765 | 743 | 733 | 722 | 824 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 3.49 | 12:58AM 3.38 | 1:17PM 3.50 | 1:46AM 3.49 | 2:04PM 3.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 1.21 | 5:34PM 1.14 | 5:59AM 1.25 | 6:33PM 1.15 | 7:00AM 1.19 | 7:28PM 1.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

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