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 Jacarandas at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacarandas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 104 | 134 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 66 | 87 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 84 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NNE | W | WNW | NW | NNW | N | NE | NE | ENE | W | W | WNW | NNW | N | NNE | ESE | ESE | S | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:55AM 1.57 | 7:52PM 1.29 | 6:24AM 1.63 | 8:20PM 1.31 | 6:52AM 1.68 | 8:48PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05AM 0.94 | 1:11PM 0.26 | 12:35AM 0.93 | 1:37PM 0.17 | 1:01AM 0.92 | 2:05PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 |

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