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 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inchydoney. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 582 | 416 | 461 | 514 | 700 | 721 | 553 | 763 | 742 | 678 | 577 | 452 | 433 | 467 | 378 | 273 | 398 | 826 | 1774 | 2452 | 1747 | 1469 | 1151 | 2926 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | NW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | W | W | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:54PM 2.74 | 2:20AM 2.78 | 2:43PM 2.81 | 3:06AM 2.89 | 3:26PM 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 0.91 | 8:15PM 0.88 | 8:40AM 0.84 | 9:01PM 0.80 | 9:24AM 0.75 | 9:42PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |

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