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 Grandview at 12PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Grandview. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | SE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | SE | ESE | ESE | E | NNW | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 8 | 77 | 118 | 123 | 166 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | WNW | W | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:52AM 0.66 | 4:59PM 0.53 | 5:42AM 0.68 | 5:51PM 0.53 | 6:26AM 0.70 | 6:37PM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 0.09 | 11:13PM 0.03 | 12:14PM 0.08 | 11:56PM 0.03 | 1:01PM 0.05 | 12:39AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:49 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | -4 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -9 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -5 |

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