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 Teabags at 8PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Teabags. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 255 | 255 | 252 | 309 | 395 | 386 | 386 | 437 | 427 | 477 | 612 | 612 | 693 | 574 | 631 | 623 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 606 | 597 | 515 | 412 | 400 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | S | E | NNE | N | N | ENE | E | ENE | ESE | SE | WNW | N | S | NNW | WNW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 0.60 | 4:23AM 0.35 | 4:57PM 0.62 | 5:06AM 0.35 | 5:32PM 0.65 | 5:45AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.17 | 9:54AM 0.11 | 11:51PM 0.12 | 10:31AM 0.08 | 12:22AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 |

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