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 Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 2.12 | 11:21AM 1.82 | 11:38PM 2.12 | 12:16PM 1.84 | 12:26AM 2.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 0.71 | 5:19AM 0.66 | 5:18PM 0.74 | 6:12AM 0.61 | 6:10PM 0.73 | 6:59AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 |

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