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 Baorvco at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Baorvco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | ESE | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 165 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 63 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 68 | 139 | 152 | 143 | 113 | 129 | 166 | 200 | 236 | 167 | 205 | 181 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ENE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | ESE | ESE | SE | E | ENE | N | N | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | N | NNW | NNE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:44AM 0.27 | 10:17AM 0.27 | 10:53AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39PM -0.00 | 11:54PM -0.02 | 12:04AM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 |

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