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 Redondo - The Breakwater at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Redondo - The Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | W | W | SW | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 60 | 61 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 110 | 104 | 221 | 221 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | ESE | WNW | WNW | NNW | W | SW | WSW | W | WSW | SE | SSW | WSW | W | W | WNW | WNW | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 0.98 | 6:31AM 1.66 | 8:24PM 1.01 | 6:59AM 1.71 | 9:02PM 1.02 | 7:29AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:00AM 0.70 | 1:52PM -0.03 | 12:33AM 0.75 | 2:25PM -0.12 | 1:05AM 0.77 | 2:57PM -0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:46 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 |

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