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 Mother Ivey s Spot M at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mother Ivey s Spot M. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3983 | 4206 | 4182 | 3953 | 3861 | 3225 | 2757 | 2641 | 2430 | 2777 | 2670 | 2542 | 2606 | 2679 | 2679 | 2643 | 2374 | 2155 | 2160 | 2065 | 1867 | 1762 | 1533 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | NNW | NNW | NNE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | SW | SSW | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 5.02 | 1:36AM 4.94 | 2:00PM 5.07 | 2:30AM 5.12 | 2:51PM 5.22 | 3:16AM 5.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:30PM 1.85 | 7:55AM 1.92 | 8:24PM 1.76 | 8:48AM 1.75 | 9:11PM 1.60 | 9:34AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - |
| Sunset | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |

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