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 Dumps at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 23ft (7.0m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3854 | 3887 | 3283 | 3041 | 3114 | 9840 | 43450 | 54723 | 50045 | 43520 | 39455 | 35767 | 35399 | 29382 | 28820 | 31279 | 31013 | 29338 | 25970 | 20428 | 15637 | 10987 | 7859 | 5436 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSE | SSW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 3.24 | 3:36AM 3.46 | 4:00PM 3.35 | 4:13AM 3.58 | 4:38PM 3.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 0.87 | 9:20PM 0.88 | 9:47AM 0.74 | 9:58PM 0.81 | 10:24AM 0.63 | 10:33PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |

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