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 Woolacombe at 8PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Woolacombe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1592 | 1531 | 516 | 705 | 820 | 1718 | 1849 | 2055 | 2263 | 2174 | 2324 | 2423 | 2529 | 2283 | 1616 | 1237 | 1230 | 1162 | 933 | 961 | 861 | 886 | 951 | 951 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 7.32 | 1:17AM 7.09 | 1:42PM 7.31 | 2:19AM 7.24 | 2:41PM 7.43 | 3:13AM 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 3.00 | 7:20AM 3.08 | 7:58PM 2.94 | 8:20AM 2.92 | 8:54PM 2.76 | 9:14AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

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