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 Lesconil at 12PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lesconil. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | 1657 | 1607 | 1726 | 2440 | 2737 | 2598 | 2561 | 2491 | 2930 | 2733 | 3399 | 3775 | 3662 | 3750 | 3326 | 3710 | 4082 | 3935 | 3883 | 3851 | 3484 | 2968 | 2964 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 3.12 | 1:22AM 3.11 | 1:41PM 3.18 | 2:09AM 3.26 | 2:27PM 3.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 1.23 | 6:50PM 1.11 | 7:16AM 1.16 | 7:40PM 1.04 | 8:06AM 1.04 | 8:25PM 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |

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