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 Cordoama at 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cordoama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7214 | 5718 | 4792 | 3901 | 3233 | 2737 | 2440 | 1990 | 1667 | 1614 | 3489 | 9141 | 15568 | 14182 | 13888 | 11073 | 11514 | 10474 | 8620 | 9391 | 9048 | 9280 | 9876 | 10092 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNE | N | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | SSE | SE | SE | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | WNW | N | N | N | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 2.34 | 1:01AM 2.50 | 1:22PM 2.41 | 1:38AM 2.59 | 1:59PM 2.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.64 | 6:44PM 0.61 | 7:12AM 0.54 | 7:21PM 0.54 | 7:49AM 0.46 | 7:57PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

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