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 1PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tronoen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11123 | 9768 | 8544 | 7559 | 6721 | 4844 | 3776 | 2987 | 2325 | 1992 | 1962 | 2069 | 2560 | 2764 | 2942 | 2900 | 2805 | 2764 | 3177 | 2830 | 3347 | 2392 | 4887 | 5173 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:40AM 3.14 | 12:24AM 3.01 | 12:46PM 3.12 | 1:22AM 3.11 | 1:41PM 3.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 1.23 | 5:54PM 1.13 | 6:18AM 1.23 | 6:50PM 1.11 | 7:16AM 1.16 | 7:40PM 1.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 |

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