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 Mañanero at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mañanero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | E | N | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 319 | 319 | 307 | 262 | 257 | 216 | 211 | 275 | 819 | 805 | 726 | 610 | 526 | 459 | 394 | 379 | 379 | 225 | 290 | 284 | 290 | 340 | 386 | 327 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSW | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | SE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.65 | 6:00PM 0.40 | 7:08AM 0.66 | 6:45PM 0.38 | 7:50AM 0.68 | 7:29PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00PM 0.23 | 11:57PM 0.09 | 1:47PM 0.21 | 12:37AM 0.08 | 2:31PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 |

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