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 Malabar at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Malabar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | E | E | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 16 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 115 | 82 | 37 | 63 | 105 | 181 | 355 | 371 | 169 | 138 | 114 | 104 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | WSW | SSW | SE | ENE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross | on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:56PM 0.97 | 7:09AM 1.44 | 7:43PM 0.97 | 7:47AM 1.49 | 8:26PM 0.99 | 8:24AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 0.40 | 1:58PM 0.30 | 1:09AM 0.40 | 2:38PM 0.25 | 1:48AM 0.40 | 3:16PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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