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 Honkeys at 1AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Honkeys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 483 | 248 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 284 | 236 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 147 | 108 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 79 | 107 | 107 | 55 | 77 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | SSE | SW | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:52PM 0.81 | 10:52AM 0.56 | 12:26AM 0.85 | 11:37AM 0.57 | 12:58AM 0.88 | 12:15PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.42 | 5:11PM 0.15 | 6:49AM 0.37 | 5:48PM 0.10 | 7:17AM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |

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