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 Nexus at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+08) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Nexus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 169 | 220 | 181 | 156 | 214 | 293 | 332 | 367 | 533 | 427 | 325 | 274 | 235 | 235 | 492 | 466 | 440 | 432 | 372 | 319 | 269 | 259 | 259 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | ESE | NNW | NNW | NE | ENE | ESE | ESE | SE | E | NW | NW | N | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | WSW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:22PM 1.33 | 9:07AM 0.89 | 7:31PM 1.44 | 7:50PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 0.75 | 11:25AM 0.88 | 3:51AM 0.56 | 4:23AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 |

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