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 Lavallette at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lavallette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 58 | 74 | 52 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:38AM 1.29 | 3:57PM 1.06 | 4:26AM 1.33 | 4:48PM 1.07 | 5:10AM 1.37 | 5:34PM 1.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:25PM 0.12 | 10:04AM 0.15 | 10:06PM 0.11 | 10:50AM 0.10 | 10:47PM 0.10 | 11:34AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -6 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -17 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -2 |

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