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 Destiladeros at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 62 | 97 | 145 | 118 | 103 | 88 | 103 | 85 | 39 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | NW | SSW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNE | NE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 2.72 | 11:57PM 2.99 | 12:38PM 2.74 | 12:49AM 3.00 | 1:31PM 2.80 | 1:37AM 3.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 1.13 | 6:24AM 0.95 | 6:34PM 1.15 | 7:15AM 0.86 | 7:25PM 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |

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