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 Boulevard at 1PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Boulevard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 469 | 716 | 1740 | 1251 | 1296 | 1226 | 1202 | 1137 | 1324 | 1235 | 928 | 799 | 756 | 710 | 695 | 777 | 646 | 632 | 673 | 659 | 700 | 615 | 615 | 615 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:43AM 1.38 | 3:04PM 1.60 | 4:28AM 1.44 | 3:43PM 1.64 | 5:06AM 1.49 | 4:19PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:06AM 0.85 | 9:55PM 0.37 | 9:50AM 0.83 | 10:32PM 0.28 | 10:30AM 0.80 | 11:07PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |

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