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 Watermans at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 275 | 265 | 193 | 471 | 303 | 273 | 207 | 211 | 117 | 197 | 227 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 189 | 173 | 229 | 288 | 266 | 283 | 522 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | N | W | W | NW | SW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:10PM 0.51 | 5:58AM 0.23 | 6:25PM 0.56 | 6:47PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:28AM 0.23 | 7:33AM 0.23 | 4:18AM 0.17 | 4:31AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |

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