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 Ekas-Outside at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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 (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ekas-Outside. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 371 | 365 | 359 | 293 | 288 | 288 | 288 | 261 | 219 | 239 | 273 | 246 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 213 | 264 | 314 | 366 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | W | W | NW | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | WNW | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 1.31 | 7:02PM 1.90 | 8:33AM 1.36 | 7:47PM 1.97 | 9:25AM 1.44 | 8:28PM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:22PM 1.03 | 2:31AM 0.66 | 1:29PM 1.05 | 3:12AM 0.50 | 2:23PM 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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