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 Rauls at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rauls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 101 | 250 | 232 | 265 | 252 | 299 | 240 | 661 | 228 | 537 | 528 | 464 | 464 | 284 | 235 | 235 | 330 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | NW | WSW | NW | NE | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | NE | ESE | W | SSW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53PM 1.42 | 6:35AM 2.11 | 8:31PM 1.44 | 7:07AM 2.15 | 9:06PM 1.45 | 7:40AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 0.35 | 12:15AM 1.07 | 1:57PM 0.26 | 12:49AM 1.09 | 2:30PM 0.20 | 1:22AM 1.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

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