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 12PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kaolins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2320 | 2515 | 2655 | 2354 | 2322 | 2020 | 1826 | 1800 | 1621 | 1553 | 1487 | 1190 | 892 | 653 | 604 | 2376 | 2679 | 3895 | 12389 | 13482 | 16490 | 15226 | 11791 | 10670 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | N | S | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | W | WNW | NW |
| 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- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:13AM 3.28 | 2:31PM 3.30 | 2:52AM 3.43 | 3:10PM 3.40 | 3:27AM 3.57 | 3:46PM 3.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07AM 1.02 | 8:27PM 0.93 | 8:52AM 0.88 | 9:09PM 0.83 | 9:34AM 0.75 | 9:49PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

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