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 Boneyards at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 204 | 226 | 284 | 263 | 252 | 610 | 610 | 392 | 331 | 335 | 314 | 456 | 557 | 3493 | 4035 | 2871 | 2166 | 1654 | 1319 | 849 | 407 | 334 | 230 | 464 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | SW | E | WSW | SSW | SSW | NW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05PM 0.64 | 7:25PM 0.68 | 7:48PM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 0.14 | 5:06AM 0.10 | 5:31AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 |

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