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 12PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Indian Beach/Ecola State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | SW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | 1968 | 1968 | 573 | 665 | 1618 | 3796 | 4046 | 4317 | 4271 | 3945 | 3389 | 2865 | 2541 | 2196 | 1881 | 1596 | 1514 | 2045 | 2489 | 2923 | 1816 | 1600 | 1331 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | W | W | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | SE | S | SSW | SW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:15AM 1.76 | 11:21PM 1.29 | 9:50AM 1.79 | 12:03AM 1.34 | 10:25AM 1.81 | 12:42AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:24AM 0.39 | 5:55PM 0.02 | 5:09AM 0.42 | 6:31PM -0.01 | 5:52AM 0.44 | 7:07PM -0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

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