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 Peahi/Jaws at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Peahi/Jaws. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 653 | 594 | 420 | 413 | 572 | 577 | 586 | 492 | 485 | 407 | 437 | 437 | 538 | 371 | 247 | 443 | 515 | 920 | 915 | 987 | 1103 | 1019 | 1033 | 902 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NNW | ENE | SE | SW | SW | SSW | SE | W | S | SSE | WSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | E | NE | NNE | NNE | ESE | SW | SW | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:23AM 0.52 | 1:49AM 0.89 | 12:06PM 0.50 | 2:20AM 0.92 | 12:44PM 0.50 | 2:53AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:02AM 0.46 | 6:07PM 0.11 | 8:38AM 0.44 | 6:40PM 0.08 | 9:10AM 0.42 | 7:14PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |

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