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 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 909 | 917 | 778 | 670 | 587 | 505 | 607 | 921 | 892 | 2214 | 3792 | 4352 | 3942 | 3606 | 3120 | 2471 | 2092 | 1799 | 2216 | 684 | 854 | 1947 | 5468 | 6393 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | S | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:03AM 1.70 | 9:25PM 1.17 | 8:40AM 1.73 | 10:29PM 1.23 | 9:15AM 1.76 | 11:21PM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:29PM 0.13 | 3:36AM 0.34 | 5:15PM 0.07 | 4:24AM 0.39 | 5:55PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -2 |

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