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 Villarrube at 1AM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Villarrube. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22338 | 21888 | 19162 | 17158 | 15210 | 13046 | 9931 | 7974 | 6810 | 5175 | 4135 | 3388 | 2536 | 2108 | 1972 | 1972 | 2417 | 2931 | 2816 | 2742 | 2611 | 2215 | 2313 | 2477 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | E | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SE | S | SSW | WSW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:00PM 2.51 | 11:20AM 2.68 | 12:05AM 2.54 | 12:23PM 2.64 | 1:01AM 2.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 0.86 | 4:56AM 1.05 | 5:41PM 0.91 | 6:04AM 1.05 | 6:37PM 0.90 | 7:03AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - |
| Sunset | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

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