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 Cimaja at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cimaja. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 135 | 223 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 241 | 230 | 209 | 246 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 437 | 432 | 411 | 519 | 519 | 525 | 674 | 648 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WNW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | W | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:32AM 0.73 | 4:08PM 1.13 | 5:02AM 0.70 | 4:57PM 1.17 | 6:10AM 0.71 | 5:41PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM 0.49 | 11:36PM 0.42 | 9:54AM 0.51 | 12:24AM 0.33 | 10:49AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |

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