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 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gerpuk Bay - Inside Gerpuk. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 488 | 443 | 378 | 371 | 371 | 365 | 353 | 341 | 335 | 335 | 288 | 256 | 256 | 239 | 273 | 288 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 246 | 250 | 260 | 314 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | NE | WNW | W | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | W | W | W | WSW | NW | N | N | NNW | ESE | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:48PM 2.10 | 6:45AM 1.60 | 6:50PM 2.16 | 8:04AM 1.66 | 7:41PM 2.24 | 8:57AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:49AM 1.00 | 12:01PM 1.13 | 1:55AM 0.83 | 1:10PM 1.14 | 2:42AM 0.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |

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