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 Orio at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Orio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1013 | 2864 | 2547 | 2655 | 2958 | 2921 | 2662 | 2626 | 2590 | 2670 | 2519 | 2290 | 2064 | 1778 | 1520 | 1216 | 932 | 816 | 1735 | 6454 | 14397 | 16362 | 15111 | 15165 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | WSW | NW | NW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | W | WNW | WSW | SW | SE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 3.00 | 2:36AM 3.12 | 2:57PM 3.09 | 3:14AM 3.24 | 3:35PM 3.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 0.95 | 8:12PM 0.88 | 8:37AM 0.82 | 8:53PM 0.79 | 9:18AM 0.70 | 9:32PM 0.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 |

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