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 Gerpuk Bay - Inside Gerpuk at 2PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gerpuk Bay - Inside Gerpuk. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 256 | 239 | 273 | 288 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 255 | 260 | 314 | 371 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 450 | 444 | 456 | 692 | 674 | 640 | 614 | 606 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NW | NW | N | NE | ESE | SE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 1.66 | 7:41PM 2.24 | 8:57AM 1.75 | 8:25PM 2.33 | 9:37AM 1.84 | 9:04PM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 1.14 | 2:42AM 0.66 | 2:05PM 1.10 | 3:21AM 0.50 | 2:50PM 1.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |

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