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 Hideaway at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hideaway. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 180 | 178 | 172 | 157 | 118 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 84 | 48 | 70 | 70 | 118 | 114 | 125 | 123 | 118 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NE | SSE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | ESE | E | NE | N | NNW | NNW | N | SE | ESE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10AM 1.27 | 2:36PM 1.47 | 3:08AM 1.26 | 3:19PM 1.48 | 4:00AM 1.26 | 3:59PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.47 | 9:05PM 0.43 | 8:59AM 0.51 | 9:53PM 0.38 | 9:45AM 0.53 | 10:35PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |

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