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 1PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 269 | 269 | 269 | 673 | 750 | 694 | 689 | 737 | 807 | 778 | 679 | 578 | 544 | 501 | 514 | 720 | 1464 | 2574 | 1751 | 3975 | 3256 | 2996 | 2517 | 2137 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | WSW | WSW | SW | S | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 1.66 | 8:07PM 1.15 | 8:03AM 1.70 | 9:25PM 1.17 | 8:40AM 1.73 | 10:29PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:35PM 0.20 | 2:46AM 0.28 | 4:29PM 0.13 | 3:36AM 0.34 | 5:15PM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |

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