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 Laredo at 7AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Laredo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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 | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 798 | 865 | 2241 | 1715 | 2094 | 2412 | 2584 | 2449 | 1881 | 2509 | 2474 | 2140 | 1947 | 1639 | 1460 | 1247 | 1069 | 892 | 721 | 730 | 5120 | 13586 | 15787 | 14626 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | SSE | WSW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | W | SW | ESE | E | SE | S | SSW | S | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 2.97 | 2:15PM 2.98 | 2:37AM 3.10 | 2:58PM 3.07 | 3:15AM 3.22 | 3:36PM 3.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 0.94 | 7:55AM 0.94 | 8:14PM 0.86 | 8:40AM 0.81 | 8:55PM 0.78 | 9:20AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 |

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