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 Manorbier at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Manorbier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 934 | 825 | 792 | 471 | 932 | 1858 | 2944 | 3258 | 2371 | 1903 | 1911 | 5862 | 5973 | 5349 | 7701 | 8073 | 7175 | 7716 | 7843 | 2462 | 2676 | 6394 | 5175 | 4060 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSE | SE | SSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW |
| 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 | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14AM 6.25 | 4:35PM 6.33 | 4:56AM 6.52 | 5:15PM 6.56 | 5:34AM 6.78 | 5:54PM 6.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:06PM 1.90 | 10:29AM 1.82 | 10:48PM 1.68 | 11:10AM 1.56 | 11:27PM 1.46 | 11:48AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |

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