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 Fullers at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fullers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | W | SSW | SW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 45 | 39 | 51 | 66 | 44 | 149 | 180 | 677 | 703 | 977 | 1069 | 855 | 841 | 827 | 734 | 746 | 649 | 650 | 639 | 628 | 541 | 537 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NW | WNW | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33PM 1.40 | 7:07AM 2.06 | 9:24PM 1.44 | 7:39AM 2.10 | 10:08PM 1.48 | 8:13AM 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 0.46 | 12:42AM 1.15 | 2:38PM 0.35 | 1:21AM 1.21 | 3:13PM 0.26 | 2:00AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 |
| Sunset | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |

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