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 Sopico at 2PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sopico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1812 | 1324 | 1247 | 1247 | 1380 | 1504 | 1346 | 1129 | 996 | 841 | 757 | 760 | 691 | 920 | 2080 | 1715 | 2268 | 2768 | 2012 | 1933 | 1881 | 1736 | 2927 | 2594 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | ENE | ENE | SE | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | S | SW | W | SSW | WSW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 2.86 | 1:06AM 2.84 | 1:26PM 2.89 | 1:54AM 2.95 | 2:14PM 2.95 | 2:36AM 3.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.99 | 7:04AM 1.05 | 7:28PM 0.94 | 7:54AM 0.94 | 8:13PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

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