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 Panoramas at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Panoramas. (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 (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1862 | 1700 | 1383 | 1257 | 811 | 544 | 419 | 395 | 288 | 228 | 140 | 170 | 169 | 282 | 246 | 508 | 472 | 421 | 362 | 434 | 352 | 333 | 880 | 1429 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SW | W | WNW | SSE | ESE | SE | SE | S | SW | W | WNW | SE | SSE | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:29PM 2.05 | 10:46AM 2.13 | 11:23PM 2.13 | 11:41AM 2.15 | 12:10AM 2.23 | 12:29PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33AM 0.89 | 5:05PM 0.76 | 5:31AM 0.82 | 5:52PM 0.71 | 6:19AM 0.72 | 6:33PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 |

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