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 Hiliduha at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hiliduha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 198 | 206 | 242 | 280 | 251 | 181 | 140 | 133 | 99 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 91 | 180 | 178 | 201 | 199 | 199 | 194 | 283 | 380 | 375 | 375 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NW | NNE | NNE | N | N | ENE | ENE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SW | SSE | SE | SE | ESE | NE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:32PM 0.62 | 2:15AM 0.46 | 3:22PM 0.67 | 3:20AM 0.44 | 4:05PM 0.71 | 4:14AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.32 | 8:14AM 0.20 | 10:19PM 0.26 | 8:59AM 0.18 | 11:01PM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hiliduha surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

