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 Grajagan Bay/G-Land at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Grajagan Bay/G-Land. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 215 | 197 | 199 | 259 | 273 | 325 | 334 | 376 | 423 | 447 | 403 | 438 | 464 | 437 | 437 | 492 | 452 | 444 | 456 | 683 | 674 | 640 | 614 | 1108 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | NE | S | S | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:53AM 1.52 | 6:30PM 2.09 | 7:48AM 1.60 | 7:14PM 2.17 | 8:29AM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:46AM 0.78 | 11:55AM 1.06 | 1:34AM 0.62 | 12:52PM 1.03 | 2:12AM 0.47 | 1:38PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |

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