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 Majestics at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Majestics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2304 | 1994 | 1876 | 1756 | 1721 | 1625 | 1247 | 1403 | 1137 | 1093 | 943 | 866 | 953 | 990 | 969 | 926 | 969 | 911 | 911 | 911 | 953 | 987 | 1069 | 1157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:05PM 1.62 | 4:26AM 1.47 | 3:44PM 1.67 | 5:04AM 1.53 | 4:20PM 1.72 | 5:40AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:53PM 0.38 | 9:49AM 0.84 | 10:30PM 0.29 | 10:28AM 0.82 | 11:05PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |

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