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 Jetty's at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+07) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Jetty's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | S | S | SW | NNW | NW | NW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67 | 54 | 52 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 19 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | S |
| 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57AM 1.20 | 2:25PM 1.32 | 2:08AM 1.07 | 3:22PM 1.37 | 3:38AM 0.97 | 4:15PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21PM 0.82 | 7:28AM 0.62 | 8:51PM 0.82 | 8:09AM 0.69 | 10:25PM 0.76 | 8:55AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 |

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