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 TTs at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at TTs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 566 | 579 | 469 | 374 | 273 | 214 | 201 | 197 | 304 | 280 | 371 | 432 | 492 | 627 | 640 | 757 | 726 | 791 | 780 | 801 | 744 | 673 | 600 | 600 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | E | NE | NNE | W | SW | SSW | W | NNE | ENE | ENE | N | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | NNE | NE | ENE | N | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | glass | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47AM 1.73 | 1:20PM 1.81 | 2:03AM 1.81 | 2:25PM 1.87 | 2:57AM 1.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:31PM 0.92 | 7:02AM 0.94 | 7:45PM 0.86 | 8:14AM 0.87 | 8:41PM 0.75 | 9:07AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 29 |

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