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 Kaolins at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kaolins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1454 | 1633 | 1750 | 1726 | 1978 | 2038 | 1979 | 1999 | 2385 | 2146 | 3219 | 3271 | 2020 | 2318 | 2943 | 2547 | 2394 | 2173 | 1826 | 1800 | 1621 | 1576 | 1509 | 1313 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSE | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | SSW | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | ENE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:27AM 3.14 | 1:46PM 3.20 | 2:13AM 3.28 | 2:31PM 3.30 | 2:52AM 3.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.09 | 7:16AM 1.14 | 7:42PM 1.03 | 8:07AM 1.02 | 8:27PM 0.93 | 8:52AM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - |
| Sunset | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

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