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 Brookings/South Jetty at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Brookings/South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 345 | 332 | 308 | 290 | 386 | 325 | 327 | 359 | 277 | 354 | 864 | 1597 | 2524 | 2943 | 2544 | 2188 | 1839 | 1491 | 1323 | 1274 | 1280 | 925 | 2321 | 2147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | S | SE | ESE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | SE | SSE | S | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:17AM 2.10 | 8:38PM 1.44 | 7:53AM 2.14 | 9:43PM 1.51 | 8:28AM 2.18 | 10:34PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 0.35 | 1:32AM 0.92 | 3:11PM 0.19 | 2:20AM 1.05 | 3:51PM 0.06 | 3:06AM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 |

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