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 Burros at 11PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Burros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | NW | WNW | NNW | NNE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNW | NW | E | N | NE | NNE | ENE | NE | NNW | NW | NNW | NNE | E | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18PM 1.11 | 6:51AM 1.37 | 8:47PM 1.15 | 7:18AM 1.42 | 9:14PM 1.17 | 7:46AM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 0.33 | 1:07AM 0.83 | 2:06PM 0.23 | 1:34AM 0.83 | 2:31PM 0.15 | 1:59AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

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