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 Darigayos at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Darigayos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 461 | 452 | 386 | 273 | 183 | 133 | 101 | 66 | 58 | 52 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | ENE | SE | SE | ESE | ENE | WNW | NW | N | NNE | SE | SSW | SE | E | WNW | W | NNW | E | SSE | NE | ESE | SE | S | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:06PM 0.72 | 7:07AM 0.28 | 6:23PM 0.80 | 6:46PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 0.26 | 8:27AM 0.28 | 3:55AM 0.18 | 4:34AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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