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 Crabart at 1PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crabart. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 | 1314 | 1062 | 1188 | 1144 | 947 | 825 | 874 | 899 | 988 | 862 | 849 | 691 | 681 | 691 | 580 | 378 | 312 | 865 | 1984 | 3244 | 2546 | 1656 | 2864 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | WSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58PM 6.30 | 3:28AM 6.37 | 3:50PM 6.50 | 4:14AM 6.65 | 4:35PM 6.74 | 4:56AM 6.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 2.43 | 9:13PM 2.24 | 9:38AM 2.22 | 10:01PM 2.04 | 10:24AM 1.95 | 10:43PM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |

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