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 Haubush at 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Haubush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SE | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 80 | 52 | 113 | 101 | 89 | 79 | 82 | 111 | 93 | 90 | 93 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:33AM 0.64 | 12:10PM 0.32 | 2:06AM 0.69 | 1:03PM 0.30 | 2:38AM 0.73 | 1:49PM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:42AM 0.28 | 6:21PM 0.08 | 9:26AM 0.24 | 6:54PM 0.07 | 10:03AM 0.21 | 7:28PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

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