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 Indian Beach/Ecola State Park at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 551 | 482 | 645 | 1112 | 1014 | 2140 | 3820 | 4485 | 4207 | 3688 | 3068 | 2513 | 2174 | 2187 | 2164 | 648 | 769 | 1660 | 4208 | 6673 | 6953 | 6145 | 4827 | 4024 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | W | SW | S | SSE | S | SSW | S | S | S | SW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:25PM 1.17 | 8:40AM 1.73 | 10:29PM 1.23 | 9:15AM 1.76 | 11:21PM 1.29 | 9:50AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:29PM 0.13 | 3:36AM 0.34 | 5:15PM 0.07 | 4:24AM 0.39 | 5:55PM 0.02 | 5:09AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

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