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 Espinho at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Espinho. (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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1306 | 1733 | 1941 | 1941 | 1830 | 1730 | 1541 | 1379 | 1512 | 1568 | 1661 | 3531 | 3593 | 4326 | 2793 | 6254 | 6326 | 6168 | 5330 | 4324 | 3882 | 3083 | 2553 | 2279 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | N | SE | SE | ESE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 2.28 | 11:44AM 2.31 | 12:13AM 2.39 | 12:32PM 2.36 | 12:55AM 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:08PM 0.80 | 5:34AM 0.86 | 5:56PM 0.76 | 6:24AM 0.77 | 6:39PM 0.70 | 7:07AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - |
| Sunset | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 |

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