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 Magoos at 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Magoos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 638 | 796 | 898 | 887 | 907 | 829 | 641 | 641 | 529 | 473 | 540 | 554 | 585 | 488 | 549 | 427 | 464 | 505 | 376 | 347 | 309 | 316 | 309 | 349 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- 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) | 4:02AM 0.42 | 3:32PM 0.62 | 5:26AM 0.46 | 4:00PM 0.61 | 6:28AM 0.51 | 4:28PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:04AM 0.26 | 10:45PM 0.07 | 10:03AM 0.33 | 11:23PM -0.01 | 11:03AM 0.38 | 11:58PM -0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |

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