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 Inchydoney at 10AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Inchydoney. (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 | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2129 | 2365 | 2351 | 2871 | 2807 | 3377 | 1639 | 1382 | 854 | 454 | 468 | 482 | 497 | 407 | 545 | 702 | 752 | 602 | 585 | 269 | 265 | 459 | 465 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | NW | NW | NW | NW | W | WNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | WNW | W | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:57PM 2.70 | 1:27AM 2.70 | 1:54PM 2.74 | 2:20AM 2.78 | 2:43PM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:53AM 0.94 | 7:24PM 0.94 | 7:50AM 0.91 | 8:15PM 0.88 | 8:40AM 0.84 | 9:01PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |

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