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 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Darigayos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NNW | 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) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 506 | 755 | 1174 | 1109 | 798 | 627 | 556 | 545 | 461 | 452 | 386 | 279 | 225 | 168 | 127 | 90 | 78 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NNE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | W | WNW | NNW | ENE | SE | SE | SE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | E | ESE | ESE | E | SE | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 0.63 | 4:17AM 0.37 | 6:06PM 0.72 | 7:07AM 0.28 | 6:23PM 0.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:04AM 0.37 | 9:46AM 0.30 | 3:13AM 0.26 | 8:27AM 0.28 | 3:55AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

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