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:

| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 710 | 614 | 689 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3425 | 2899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 869 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | NNW | ENE | NNW | ESE | E | SE | SE | SSE | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:15PM 1.12 | 10:10AM 2.04 | 11:49PM 1.13 | 10:33AM 2.09 | 10:54AM 2.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:11PM 0.78 | 2:30AM 0.86 | 5:55PM 0.51 | 2:23AM 1.07 | 6:31PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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