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 Ketewel at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ketewel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 569 | 499 | 902 | 733 | 756 | 734 | 596 | 587 | 587 | 601 | 433 | 488 | 488 | 443 | 451 | 531 | 531 | 353 | 514 | 505 | 421 | 330 | 319 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | WNW | NNW | NW | N | S | S | SW | W | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | SSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 1.95 | 3:26AM 1.71 | 4:43PM 1.96 | 4:58AM 1.53 | 5:49PM 1.99 | 6:46AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45PM 1.07 | 9:45AM 0.85 | 11:21PM 1.06 | 10:45AM 0.99 | 12:53AM 0.95 | 11:56AM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ketewel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

