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:
Vagabundo surfForecast / Gran Canaria / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Vagabundo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vagabundo sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Vagabundo today?
The current surf forecast for Vagabundo at 8AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vagabundo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1783 | 1744 | 1760 | 1693 | 1556 | 1426 | 1326 | 1211 | 1057 | 931 | 841 | 878 | 441 | 943 | 2205 | 3690 | 16036 | 7675 | 24491 | 22226 | 20358 | 18646 | 17843 | 8074 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00AM 1.81 | 6:48PM 1.52 | 7:05AM 1.71 | 7:57PM 1.50 | 8:12AM 1.64 | 9:01PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 0.50 | 12:38AM 0.68 | 1:40PM 0.57 | 1:53AM 0.72 | 2:44PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - |
 | |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vagabundo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest