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 Imsouane - La Cathedrale at 2PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Imsouane - La Cathedrale. (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 (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4433 | 3241 | 2708 | 2155 | 1875 | 1460 | 1210 | 1210 | 1137 | 1343 | 1288 | 1215 | 976 | 891 | 828 | 649 | 536 | 928 | 2307 | 3096 | 3456 | 3303 | 4033 | 4562 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SW | SW | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | SE | SW | S | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:48AM 2.16 | 11:25PM 2.16 | 11:43AM 2.18 | 12:12AM 2.26 | 12:30PM 2.23 | 12:53AM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:07PM 0.76 | 5:33AM 0.83 | 5:54PM 0.71 | 6:21AM 0.72 | 6:35PM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

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