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 Onemana at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Onemana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 140 | 111 | 81 | 71 | 107 | 51 | 84 | 112 | 137 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 96 | 115 | 131 | 138 | 149 | 157 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ENE | N | N | N | NNW | SW | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.58 | 2:27PM 1.68 | 3:02AM 1.54 | 3:19PM 1.61 | 3:58AM 1.52 | 4:09PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.36 | 8:49PM 0.32 | 9:04AM 0.44 | 9:40PM 0.35 | 9:58AM 0.49 | 10:29PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |

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