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 Shipwreck at 12AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 35 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 74 | 123 | 125 | 130 | 64 | 102 | 141 | 145 | 149 | 77 | 86 | 119 | 162 | 129 | 127 | 121 | 113 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | WSW | WNW | NNE | W | WSW | WSW | W | NNW | NNE | NNE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28PM 0.94 | 2:25AM 1.08 | 3:27PM 0.98 | 3:16AM 1.05 | 4:15PM 1.03 | 4:02AM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 0.50 | 8:58AM 0.34 | 9:06PM 0.50 | 9:43AM 0.30 | 10:03PM 0.47 | 10:22AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 27 |

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