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 Inishcrone at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inishcrone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6318 | 5549 | 4374 | 3920 | 3583 | 3153 | 3734 | 4620 | 3806 | 3844 | 3567 | 4387 | 5450 | 6303 | 7615 | 8056 | 7400 | 7122 | 6389 | 5927 | 5545 | 5416 | 6070 | 6267 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW | S | S | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S |
| 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- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 2.40 | 1:36PM 2.68 | 2:26AM 2.53 | 2:33PM 2.67 | 3:13AM 2.69 | 3:22PM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14PM 0.86 | 7:21AM 1.12 | 8:07PM 0.84 | 8:24AM 1.06 | 8:52PM 0.79 | 9:15AM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

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