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 Trespassers at 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trespassers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 261 | 413 | 120 | 420 | 101 | 138 | 463 | 721 | 572 | 215 | 202 | 374 | 465 | 471 | 590 | 907 | 1127 | 1014 | 838 | 802 | 680 | 590 | 528 | 444 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:24AM 0.02 | 4:58AM 0.02 | 4:00AM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:14PM 0.00 | 5:04PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 |

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