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 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Panoramas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 166 | 282 | 246 | 508 | 472 | 458 | 427 | 434 | 192 | 381 | 919 | 1510 | 2413 | 2455 | 1198 | 966 | 1114 | 738 | 1076 | 2830 | 808 | 685 | 319 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | S | SW | WNW | W | NW | WNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 2.15 | 12:10AM 2.23 | 12:29PM 2.20 | 12:51AM 2.33 | 1:11PM 2.27 | 1:29AM 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:52PM 0.71 | 6:19AM 0.72 | 6:33PM 0.65 | 7:00AM 0.61 | 7:11PM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |

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