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 Pipeline at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pipeline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | WSW | NW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 167 | 159 | 206 | 470 | 759 | 688 | 1831 | 1838 | 1783 | 1494 | 1206 | 980 | 1672 | 1649 | 1604 | 1407 | 1249 | 1048 | 1002 | 861 | 723 | 667 | 485 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | NW | S | SSW | S | SSW | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:43AM 0.58 | 9:04AM 0.45 | 1:09AM 0.65 | 9:36AM 0.41 | 1:36AM 0.70 | 10:21AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:07AM 0.44 | 5:03PM 0.13 | 8:45AM 0.41 | 5:28PM 0.10 | 9:27AM 0.38 | 5:57PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |

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