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 Telescopes at 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Telescopes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | W | SSW | SSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | 125 | 86 | 198 | 131 | 123 | 299 | 442 | 432 | 304 | 234 | 187 | 124 | 93 | 206 | 186 | 180 | 178 | 216 | 211 | 211 | 209 | 302 | 274 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:32AM 0.74 | 2:39PM 0.93 | 2:41AM 0.69 | 3:29PM 0.98 | 3:43AM 0.67 | 4:14PM 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.47 | 7:13AM 0.29 | 9:04PM 0.44 | 8:04AM 0.30 | 10:16PM 0.37 | 8:53AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |

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