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 Pavones at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pavones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | ESE | SSW | SSW | SW | E | N | N | NNE | NNW | SW | WSW | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | SSW | WSW | WNW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:25PM 2.28 | 12:32AM 2.55 | 1:13PM 2.35 | 1:16AM 2.60 | 1:55PM 2.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13AM 0.71 | 6:19PM 0.91 | 6:59AM 0.62 | 7:06PM 0.84 | 7:41AM 0.53 | 7:49PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 |

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