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 Agadir at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Agadir. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 427 | 434 | 192 | 277 | 886 | 1340 | 2136 | 1425 | 1435 | 898 | 894 | 712 | 812 | 957 | 505 | 357 | 298 | 637 | 330 | 607 | 488 | 1138 | 1994 | 2475 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | SE | E | SSW | W | W | SE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 2.93 | 12:45AM 3.04 | 1:02PM 3.00 | 1:21AM 3.14 | 1:40PM 3.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 1.47 | 6:31PM 1.38 | 6:57AM 1.36 | 7:08PM 1.32 | 7:34AM 1.27 | 7:44PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |

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