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 Cloudbreak at 1PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cloudbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 | 178 | 170 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 139 | 138 | 129 | 169 | 160 | 82 | 118 | 106 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 151 | 207 | 203 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | ENE | SSE | WNW | NW | N | N | N | NE | E | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.28 | 2:30PM 1.49 | 3:02AM 1.27 | 3:12PM 1.50 | 3:53AM 1.28 | 3:52PM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.48 | 8:59PM 0.44 | 8:53AM 0.52 | 9:46PM 0.38 | 9:38AM 0.53 | 10:28PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 |

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