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 Matunuck-Deep Hole at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matunuck-Deep Hole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | S | S | SSE | WNW | WNW | SSE | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SSE | W | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 96 | 88 | 41 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 63 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 31 | 45 | 96 | 185 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15AM 0.84 | 4:33PM 0.69 | 5:01AM 0.87 | 5:19PM 0.70 | 5:45AM 0.90 | 6:03PM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16AM 0.08 | 10:59PM 0.06 | 11:57AM 0.06 | 11:36PM 0.04 | 12:34PM 0.04 | 12:10AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Feels °C (?) | -18 | -18 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -6 |

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