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 Shatby at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shatby. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW | NW | NNW | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | N | N | NW | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 179 | 186 | 158 | 103 | 81 | 67 | 57 | 75 | 52 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | E | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | on | on | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM 0.18 | 8:45PM 0.23 | 9:31AM 0.19 | 9:17PM 0.24 | 10:03AM 0.20 | 9:49PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:49AM 0.04 | 2:32PM 0.07 | 3:22AM 0.03 | 3:06PM 0.07 | 3:55AM 0.02 | 3:37PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |

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