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 Nusa at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Nusa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | 54 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 83 | 100 | 55 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 63 | 90 | 90 | 102 | 96 | 120 | 246 | 293 | 210 | 210 | 206 | 116 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | WNW | SW | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | E | E | ENE | E | E | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:02PM 0.71 | 2:57AM 0.82 | 10:50AM 1.18 | 2:20PM 1.19 | 10:49PM 0.70 | 3:21AM 0.84 | 11:24AM 1.24 | 2:34PM 1.20 | 11:41PM 0.71 | 3:44AM 0.88 | 11:59AM 1.30 | 2:34PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:21PM 0.67 | 12:06AM 0.63 | 4:25AM 0.79 | 12:31PM 1.13 | 8:42PM 0.62 | 12:31AM 0.65 | 5:04AM 0.79 | 1:16PM 1.18 | 9:00PM 0.56 | 12:54AM 0.69 | 5:45AM 0.80 | 2:16PM 1.22 | ||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |

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