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 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dumps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3980 | 3890 | 3718 | 3584 | 3318 | 4697 | 5677 | 4892 | 7444 | 7346 | 7151 | 6957 | 6957 | 6056 | 5310 | 4960 | 4561 | 4369 | 4067 | 3693 | 3498 | 3302 | 3441 | 3190 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | NNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SW | SW | W | W | W | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 2.99 | 1:26AM 3.09 | 1:45PM 3.03 | 2:14AM 3.21 | 2:36PM 3.12 | 2:57AM 3.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:09PM 1.06 | 7:41AM 1.16 | 7:58PM 1.02 | 8:28AM 1.02 | 8:41PM 0.96 | 9:09AM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - |
| Sunset | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |

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