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 Cabarete at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cabarete. (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 (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 355 | 388 | 307 | 405 | 445 | 395 | 356 | 327 | 341 | 301 | 313 | 313 | 319 | 314 | 314 | 307 | 307 | 262 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 563 | 688 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | ESE | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | NE | NE | ENE | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | ESE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:53AM 0.61 | 4:27PM 0.46 | 5:42AM 0.63 | 5:14PM 0.42 | 6:26AM 0.65 | 6:00PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 0.25 | 10:41PM 0.12 | 12:09PM 0.24 | 11:19PM 0.11 | 1:00PM 0.23 | 11:57PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |

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