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 Deba at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Deba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4461 | 4004 | 3034 | 2416 | 2114 | 1680 | 1299 | 1261 | 1367 | 1429 | 1570 | 1465 | 1349 | 1151 | 1045 | 987 | 958 | 928 | 1129 | 2472 | 2198 | 2510 | 2962 | 2810 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:10AM 2.78 | 12:31PM 2.89 | 1:06AM 2.87 | 1:27PM 2.92 | 1:54AM 2.98 | 2:14PM 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 1.12 | 6:37PM 1.00 | 7:03AM 1.05 | 7:28PM 0.95 | 7:53AM 0.94 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

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