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 Corralito at 2AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Corralito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SE | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 106 | 145 | 143 | 154 | 123 | 50 | 35 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SSE | SE | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | SE | ESE | SSE | SE | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SE | E | NE | N | N | NW | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 0.37 | 11:03AM 0.23 | 12:08AM 0.34 | 8:39AM 0.23 | 11:56AM 0.23 | 1:12AM 0.32 | 9:05AM 0.24 | 12:46PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:05PM 0.05 | 4:15AM 0.15 | 3:57PM 0.07 | 4:55AM 0.16 | 10:26AM 0.22 | 4:49PM 0.08 | 5:35AM 0.18 | 11:45AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 25 |

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