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 Reventazon at 2AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Reventazon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | S | S | NW | NW | NW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 127 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 149 | 122 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 423 | 175 | 175 | 444 | 416 | 403 | 396 | 389 | 383 | 383 | 354 | 342 | 335 | 335 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 1.19 | 3:04PM 1.28 | 2:36AM 1.19 | 3:41PM 1.32 | 3:13AM 1.20 | 4:17PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 0.27 | 9:03PM 0.57 | 9:05AM 0.22 | 9:41PM 0.54 | 9:40AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |

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