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 Nauzan at 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nauzan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 712 | 610 | 510 | 1195 | 1179 | 1012 | 753 | 595 | 480 | 490 | 1051 | 1212 | 1505 | 1565 | 1434 | 1026 | 2252 | 2429 | 2325 | 2224 | 2149 | 1885 | 1688 | 1415 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | SE | E | SE | NE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21PM 3.33 | 9:43AM 3.57 | 10:28PM 3.19 | 10:51AM 3.40 | 11:34PM 3.14 | 11:56AM 3.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:45AM 0.88 | 3:26PM 0.88 | 3:44AM 1.09 | 4:27PM 1.06 | 4:49AM 1.22 | 5:30PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 |

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