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 Redgate at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Redgate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 594 | 594 | 583 | 553 | 439 | 431 | 382 | 382 | 389 | 297 | 451 | 543 | 777 | 718 | 624 | 555 | 546 | 486 | 398 | 332 | 376 | 421 | 477 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | SE | S | SE | NE | NE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:31PM 0.55 | 7:12PM 0.61 | 7:20PM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:23AM 0.32 | 4:30AM 0.25 | 4:40AM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |

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 Redgate 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.

