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 Gouaro at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gouaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SE | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | 134 | 253 | 91 | 74 | 61 | 62 | 126 | 81 | 101 | 82 | 64 | 396 | 349 | 314 | 53 | 95 | 134 | 139 | 115 | 83 | 283 | 460 | 525 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | SE | NNE | NNE | ENE | SE | S | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SE | E | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 1.16 | 3:09AM 0.93 | 2:30PM 1.15 | 4:04AM 0.97 | 3:04PM 1.14 | 4:51AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:48PM 0.36 | 8:22AM 0.59 | 9:27PM 0.29 | 9:12AM 0.63 | 10:04PM 0.23 | 9:58AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 |

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