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 Amouli at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Amouli. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 121 | 118 | 149 | 139 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 151 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 106 | 106 | 133 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 55 | 81 | 232 | 260 | 366 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | W | NW | WNW | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:40AM 0.82 | 4:53PM 0.95 | 5:20AM 0.82 | 5:31PM 0.96 | 6:00AM 0.82 | 6:09PM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:40PM 0.23 | 10:36AM 0.25 | 11:18PM 0.20 | 11:13AM 0.24 | 11:56PM 0.18 | 11:51AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Amouli surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

