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 Hobuck/North Coast at 6AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hobuck/North Coast. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1154 | 1235 | 1168 | 839 | 734 | 676 | 365 | 712 | 1128 | 2722 | 2189 | 4813 | 5831 | 5378 | 4477 | 3691 | 2981 | 2365 | 2017 | 1983 | 1834 | 1884 | 1773 | 1440 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | W | WSW | SW | S | S | S | W | S | SSE | S | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 2.71 | 9:24PM 1.98 | 8:56AM 2.76 | 10:27PM 2.05 | 9:34AM 2.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:38AM 1.07 | 3:06PM 0.61 | 2:32AM 1.25 | 3:53PM 0.38 | 3:24AM 1.38 | 4:35PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:23 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 3 | - | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 |

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