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 Cyclops at 3PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cyclops. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 666 | 1204 | 1285 | 1144 | 968 | 852 | 711 | 539 | 446 | 385 | 361 | 301 | 234 | 206 | 161 | 201 | 220 | 204 | 196 | 242 | 362 | 431 | 431 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | E | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46PM 0.64 | 9:58AM 0.29 | 8:55PM 0.72 | 10:17AM 0.29 | 9:14PM 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:20AM 0.24 | 12:03PM 0.28 | 5:08AM 0.18 | 1:03PM 0.27 | 5:16AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 34 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 31 |

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