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 Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 353 | 288 | 288 | 261 | 261 | 256 | 139 | 314 | 278 | 246 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 219 | 190 | 260 | 314 | 314 | 371 | 437 | 421 | 385 | 385 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | N | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | NW | WNW | SSE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:07PM 1.72 | 8:38AM 1.16 | 7:49PM 1.79 | 9:29AM 1.22 | 8:27PM 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33AM 0.58 | 1:03PM 0.92 | 3:12AM 0.42 | 1:57PM 0.92 | 3:47AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 |

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