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 Llwyngwril at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Llwyngwril. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 273 | 281 | 242 | 253 | 220 | 69 | 200 | 107 | 255 | 359 | 475 | 498 | 585 | 660 | 612 | 660 | 734 | 876 | 948 | 968 | 932 | 850 | 680 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | NW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | 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- off | cross- off | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 4.17 | 2:21AM 3.69 | 2:45PM 3.99 | 3:33AM 3.66 | 3:58PM 3.95 | 4:43AM 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:37PM 1.64 | 9:49AM 1.96 | 10:47PM 1.66 | 11:01AM 1.93 | 11:46PM 1.62 | 12:00PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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