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 Himalaya at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Himalaya. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 85 | 90 | 127 | 188 | 268 | 383 | 310 | 200 | 233 | 117 | 124 | 112 | 91 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | SE | ESE | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SE | NNW | N | NE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17PM 0.21 | 3:18AM 0.34 | 7:40AM 0.23 | 3:49PM 0.24 | 9:30PM 0.22 | 4:08AM 0.35 | 4:46PM 0.23 | 10:40PM 0.23 | 4:56AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:53PM 0.18 | 11:13PM 0.15 | 7:19AM 0.23 | 12:04PM 0.09 | 6:47PM 0.17 | 12:03AM 0.17 | 12:57PM 0.08 | 7:41PM 0.17 | 12:53AM 0.20 | 1:47PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 |

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