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 Dixcove at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dixcove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 181 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 165 | 160 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 145 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 227 | 108 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 1.04 | 1:54AM 1.21 | 2:55PM 1.09 | 2:32AM 1.23 | 3:32PM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47AM 0.33 | 7:37PM 0.52 | 8:24AM 0.25 | 8:21PM 0.49 | 9:00AM 0.19 | 9:02PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |

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