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 Klitmoller at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Klitmoller. (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 | SW | NW | SW | SW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SW | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 443 | 294 | 237 | 178 | 141 | 138 | 132 | 147 | 128 | 125 | 125 | 99 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 212 | 291 | 442 | 670 | 1310 | 866 | 567 | 439 | 528 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 0.32 | 1:44AM 0.27 | 2:08PM 0.32 | 2:26AM 0.28 | 2:52PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 0.06 | 8:00PM 0.07 | 7:41AM 0.06 | 8:29PM 0.07 | 8:20AM 0.06 | 8:58PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 |

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