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 Gillis at 4PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gillis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | W | SW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | NW | N | NW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NE | NNW | N | NNE | NE | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 2.00 | 6:31PM 1.39 | 5:49AM 2.06 | 7:27PM 1.43 | 6:19AM 2.12 | 8:11PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:28PM 0.63 | 11:14PM 1.01 | 1:06PM 0.48 | 11:53PM 1.08 | 1:40PM 0.35 | 12:29AM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

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