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 Apolonia at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Apolonia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | — | — | — | — | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 85 | 137 | 163 | 133 | 107 | 96 | 139 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | NE | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NNE | E | SSE | SSW | WSW | SW | SSE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:20AM 0.25 | 6:44PM 0.30 | 7:20AM 0.26 | 7:24PM 0.32 | 8:07AM 0.27 | 8:00PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 0.13 | 1:20AM 0.11 | 1:02PM 0.12 | 2:02AM 0.08 | 1:43PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:37 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |

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