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 Krui at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Krui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 226 | 180 | 177 | 177 | 174 | 163 | 157 | 220 | 203 | 284 | 293 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 260 | 255 | 255 | 252 | 362 | 386 | 437 | 381 | 432 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | W | WSW | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.92 | 2:49AM 0.61 | 3:39PM 0.96 | 4:07AM 0.57 | 4:25PM 1.00 | 5:12AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 0.42 | 8:22AM 0.35 | 11:04PM 0.35 | 9:12AM 0.36 | 11:50PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |

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