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 Martinique at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Martinique. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 91 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 333 | 866 | 1030 | 826 | 730 | 632 | 400 | 173 | 83 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | 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 | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:43AM 1.45 | 4:14PM 1.27 | 4:30AM 1.46 | 5:08PM 1.29 | 5:13AM 1.48 | 5:55PM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:10AM 0.45 | 10:10PM 0.51 | 10:59AM 0.41 | 10:59PM 0.52 | 11:44AM 0.36 | 11:45PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 |

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