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 Orakawa at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Orakawa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 68 | 89 | 81 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 44 | 88 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 96 | 77 | 79 | 75 | 86 | 116 | 135 | 69 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NW | SE | SE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:03AM 1.54 | 3:19PM 1.62 | 3:58AM 1.52 | 4:10PM 1.57 | 4:50AM 1.53 | 4:59PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:49PM 0.32 | 9:04AM 0.44 | 9:40PM 0.35 | 9:58AM 0.49 | 10:29PM 0.37 | 10:51AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |

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