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 Salamumu at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Salamumu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 129 | 127 | 258 | 266 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 238 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 199 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 80 | 87 | 85 | 140 | 85 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 0.92 | 3:00PM 1.00 | 3:20AM 0.91 | 3:41PM 1.01 | 4:04AM 0.90 | 4:20PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:41AM 0.28 | 9:21PM 0.29 | 9:24AM 0.29 | 10:06PM 0.27 | 10:03AM 0.29 | 10:46PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 12 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 |

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