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 Siriu at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Siriu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | E | E | SE | SE | SE | ENE | SE | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 113 | 94 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 43 | 32 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 349 | 315 | 279 | 286 | 451 | 471 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | NE | N | NNW | N | NE | ENE | ENE | NNE | NNE | N | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:14PM 0.57 | 11:05AM 0.54 | 12:03AM 0.62 | 11:32AM 0.55 | 12:42AM 0.67 | 12:02PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:43PM 0.30 | 5:18AM 0.30 | 5:27PM 0.22 | 6:11AM 0.30 | 6:06PM 0.16 | 6:57AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

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