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 11AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Deba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1255 | 2663 | 2477 | 2544 | 2962 | 2773 | 2525 | 2626 | 2590 | 2670 | 2471 | 2110 | 1762 | 1648 | 1288 | 1110 | 932 | 803 | 2297 | 7611 | 12068 | 16477 | 15725 | 15562 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SW | W | NW | NW | W | SW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NW | SW | S | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:54AM 2.98 | 2:14PM 2.99 | 2:36AM 3.11 | 2:56PM 3.08 | 3:14AM 3.23 | 3:35PM 3.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 0.94 | 8:12PM 0.87 | 8:38AM 0.81 | 8:53PM 0.78 | 9:18AM 0.69 | 9:32PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

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