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 Scarborough at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scarborough. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | 109 | 96 | 129 | 86 | 64 | 50 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 69 | 88 | 91 | 115 | 86 | 69 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | SW | SE | E | ESE | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | NE | NE | E | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 2.17 | 2:57PM 2.09 | 3:25AM 2.20 | 3:45PM 2.08 | 4:10AM 2.22 | 4:30PM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.78 | 9:02PM 0.71 | 9:46AM 0.80 | 9:45PM 0.75 | 10:29AM 0.80 | 10:29PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |

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