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 Niijima - Habushiura at 8PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Niijima - Habushiura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | SE | W | W | W | W | W | W | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | WSW | WSW | NE | NE | SW | SW | SW | SW | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | 18 | 275 | 365 | 357 | 308 | 239 | 237 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 101 | 66 | 61 | 80 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 1.40 | 4:03AM 1.33 | 2:26PM 1.44 | 4:55AM 1.41 | 3:04PM 1.49 | 5:41AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:00PM 0.31 | 9:01AM 0.97 | 9:43PM 0.17 | 9:51AM 1.02 | 10:24PM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 |
| Sunset | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Niijima - Habushiura surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

