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 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Villarrube. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6810 | 5175 | 4135 | 3388 | 2647 | 2241 | 1972 | 2207 | 2605 | 2847 | 2991 | 2782 | 2528 | 2553 | 2691 | 2911 | 3045 | 2449 | 4899 | 4631 | 5017 | 5973 | 5681 | 5737 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | SSE | S | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05AM 2.54 | 12:23PM 2.64 | 1:01AM 2.63 | 1:19PM 2.67 | 1:48AM 2.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:41PM 0.91 | 6:04AM 1.05 | 6:37PM 0.90 | 7:03AM 0.98 | 7:26PM 0.85 | 7:53AM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - |
| Sunset | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

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