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 Pounders at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | ESE | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 66 | 88 | 58 | 78 | 79 | 117 | 45 | 75 | 77 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 42 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 169 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SSE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:30AM 0.92 | 1:52PM 1.21 | 2:42AM 0.94 | 2:29PM 1.23 | 3:41AM 0.97 | 3:05PM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 0.50 | 7:16AM 0.50 | 8:44PM 0.42 | 8:07AM 0.56 | 9:29PM 0.33 | 8:55AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |

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