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 Arniston at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 787 | 703 | 692 | 605 | 569 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 857 | 857 | 857 | 857 | 771 | 835 | 702 | 535 | 531 | 471 | 463 | 463 | 624 | 625 | 145 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | N | NNW | NNW | W | SSE | S | S | S | NE | NE | E | ENE | SE | SW | WSW | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 1.44 | 12:20AM 1.30 | 12:23PM 1.49 | 1:04AM 1.39 | 1:06PM 1.54 | 1:42AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:16PM 0.56 | 6:14AM 0.67 | 6:59PM 0.48 | 7:02AM 0.61 | 7:35PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 |

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