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 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haubush. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | S | S | SSE | E | S | SE | S | SE | E | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 34 | 77 | 101 | 104 | 101 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:12AM 0.36 | 1:33AM 0.64 | 12:10PM 0.32 | 2:06AM 0.69 | 1:03PM 0.30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:39AM 0.32 | 5:51PM 0.09 | 8:42AM 0.28 | 6:21PM 0.08 | 9:26AM 0.24 | 6:54PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 |

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