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 Cerritos at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cerritos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 196 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 138 | 134 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 67 | 66 | 127 | 127 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 119 | 104 | 142 | 142 | 142 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNE | SSW | SW | SW | ESE | NNW | N | NNW | N | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:00AM 1.56 | 6:30PM 1.19 | 5:29AM 1.64 | 7:10PM 1.25 | 5:57AM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:28PM 0.89 | 12:17PM 0.55 | 11:13PM 0.92 | 12:45PM 0.41 | 11:49PM 0.94 | 1:12PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |

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