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 Jaguay at 1PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jaguay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 40 | 109 | 102 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 134 | 51 | 73 | 104 | 85 | 87 | 63 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 76 | 93 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | W | WSW | SW | W | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | W | WSW | SW | WSW | WNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:34AM 0.60 | 4:20PM 0.77 | 3:16AM 0.55 | 4:54PM 0.82 | 3:57AM 0.51 | 5:27PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:11AM 0.14 | 10:32PM 0.37 | 9:39AM 0.13 | 11:21PM 0.35 | 10:09AM 0.12 | 12:05AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

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