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.
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Nazare surfForecast / Beira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Nazare surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nazare sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Nazare today?
The current surf forecast for Nazare at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Nazare. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3460 | 3893 | 3902 | 3552 | 2979 | 2507 | 1862 | 1504 | 1619 | 2875 | 3194 | 3118 | 3462 | 9515 | 10379 | 15004 | 19090 | 17516 | 15676 | 13357 | 11567 | 8913 | 7073 | 6117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 2.28 | 7:29AM 2.53 | 8:12PM 2.17 | 8:32AM 2.38 | 9:18PM 2.13 | 9:38AM 2.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02AM 0.73 | 1:57PM 0.66 | 2:07AM 0.85 | 3:02PM 0.75 | 3:18AM 0.92 | 4:04PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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