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 Greenhill at 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SE | SE | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SE | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | 71 | 53 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 42 | 94 | 123 | 88 | 41 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:28AM 1.15 | 3:39PM 0.95 | 4:13AM 1.17 | 4:25PM 0.95 | 4:55AM 1.20 | 5:08PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:56PM 0.26 | 9:50AM 0.34 | 9:40PM 0.26 | 10:38AM 0.32 | 10:22PM 0.26 | 11:22AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 |

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