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 Rhossili at 10PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rhossili. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2151 | 725 | 875 | 1135 | 1291 | 1718 | 1849 | 2778 | 2263 | 2582 | 3049 | 3515 | 3438 | 2954 | 1862 | 1304 | 1107 | 1188 | 1074 | 947 | 961 | 989 | 1076 | 1061 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SW | N | N | NNW | N | N | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:52PM 6.31 | 1:30AM 6.05 | 1:58PM 6.22 | 2:33AM 6.15 | 2:58PM 6.30 | 3:28AM 6.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 2.38 | 7:44AM 2.53 | 8:19PM 2.37 | 8:45AM 2.43 | 9:13PM 2.24 | 9:38AM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - |
| Sunset | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

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