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 5PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Krui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 255 | 252 | 309 | 390 | 381 | 381 | 432 | 502 | 477 | 525 | 519 | 753 | 743 | 714 | 614 | 606 | 536 | 536 | 529 | 507 | 431 | 412 | 342 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | WNW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:25PM 1.00 | 5:12AM 0.57 | 5:07PM 1.04 | 6:03AM 0.58 | 5:47PM 1.07 | 6:45AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:50PM 0.27 | 10:03AM 0.36 | 12:28AM 0.20 | 10:50AM 0.34 | 1:02AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |

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