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 Miramar at 3AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Miramar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ENE | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 247 | 195 | 153 | 192 | 212 | 226 | 239 | 250 | 178 | 524 | 432 | 338 | 233 | 188 | 118 | 87 | 57 | 39 | 69 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NNE | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 1.01 | 4:14AM 1.10 | 4:59PM 0.98 | 4:56AM 1.13 | 5:52PM 0.97 | 5:37AM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 0.47 | 11:10AM 0.35 | 11:01PM 0.53 | 12:01PM 0.30 | 11:42PM 0.56 | 12:49PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 |

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