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 Tamri-Plage at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tamri-Plage. (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 (?) | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 891 | 996 | 536 | 949 | 2307 | 3096 | 3720 | 4033 | 3290 | 4785 | 4656 | 4311 | 4149 | 3732 | 3334 | 2843 | 2318 | 2045 | 1764 | 1525 | 1404 | 3087 | 4669 | 5467 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | NW | NW | NNW | N | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29PM 2.19 | 12:51AM 2.32 | 1:11PM 2.26 | 1:29AM 2.41 | 1:50PM 2.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19AM 0.71 | 6:34PM 0.63 | 7:01AM 0.60 | 7:12PM 0.57 | 7:39AM 0.50 | 7:48PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |

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