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 Saji at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Saji. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 594 | 861 | 247 | 242 | 291 | 281 | 270 | 255 | 208 | 204 | 209 | 209 | 176 | 191 | 206 | 198 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 210 | 191 | 187 | 191 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 1.92 | 2:57AM 1.85 | 3:07PM 1.97 | 3:34AM 1.88 | 3:43PM 2.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18AM 0.48 | 8:45PM 0.36 | 8:56AM 0.43 | 9:23PM 0.29 | 9:33AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |

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 Saji 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.

