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 Tramandai at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tramandai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ENE | SE | SE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | SSW | S | SSW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 275 | 211 | 207 | 173 | 170 | 125 | 128 | 125 | 157 | 117 | 113 | 181 | 230 | 265 | 277 | 251 | 218 | 188 | 163 | 114 | 215 | 270 | 186 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | ENE | ENE | NW | S | SW | SW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58AM 0.34 | 5:45PM 0.34 | 11:53PM 0.28 | 6:57AM 0.28 | 12:19PM 0.31 | 7:45PM 0.29 | 12:31AM 0.32 | 8:44AM 0.29 | 12:13PM 0.29 | 1:04AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:52PM 0.28 | 9:24PM 0.24 | 3:17AM 0.20 | 9:11AM 0.26 | 4:00PM 0.23 | 9:30PM 0.29 | 4:40AM 0.22 | 10:38AM 0.28 | 5:03PM 0.18 | 6:02AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 |

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