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 Tronoen at 6AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tronoen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1324 | 5454 | 5212 | 4280 | 3371 | 2139 | 1922 | 3397 | 5485 | 5647 | 6308 | 9408 | 8843 | 12022 | 14936 | 14348 | 12866 | 12155 | 11616 | 10976 | 9082 | 7559 | 6363 | 5172 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | E | ESE | S | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 3.23 | 9:21AM 3.46 | 10:02PM 3.05 | 10:28AM 3.25 | 11:15PM 2.97 | 11:40AM 3.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:02AM 0.96 | 3:48PM 0.94 | 4:05AM 1.14 | 4:51PM 1.08 | 5:13AM 1.23 | 5:54PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |

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