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 Lagundri - The Point at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest 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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lagundri - The Point. (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) (?) | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 199 | 234 | 304 | 283 | 380 | 375 | 375 | 371 | 486 | 468 | 462 | 532 | 588 | 631 | 614 | 685 | 676 | 466 | 459 | 521 | 507 | 532 | 517 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSW | E | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNW | W | SSE | WSW | N | NNE | NNE | NE | SW | WSW | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:03PM 0.70 | 4:12AM 0.42 | 4:41PM 0.73 | 4:56AM 0.42 | 5:17PM 0.75 | 5:35AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:58PM 0.20 | 9:38AM 0.15 | 11:33PM 0.15 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 12:05AM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |

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