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 Pauba at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Pauba. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | E | E | E | S | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 86 | 42 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 73 | 68 | 218 | 449 | 314 | 299 | 533 | 488 | 439 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | NNW | SW | S | ESE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | SSW | SE | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | ESE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 0.82 | 12:38AM 0.93 | 12:28PM 0.86 | 1:18AM 0.99 | 12:59PM 0.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:46AM 0.41 | 5:59PM 0.32 | 6:36AM 0.39 | 6:41PM 0.23 | 7:20AM 0.36 | 7:20PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |

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