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 Temples at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Temples. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 295 | 290 | 241 | 245 | 302 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 488 | 406 | 385 | 390 | 532 | 532 | 505 | 485 | 472 | 466 | 466 | 590 | 447 | 371 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | NNW | NNW | WSW | W | W | W | WNW | NW | NNE | ENE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WNW | ESE | E | E | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:35PM 2.14 | 8:54AM 1.64 | 8:19PM 2.22 | 9:34AM 1.73 | 8:58PM 2.31 | 10:09AM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:39AM 0.63 | 1:58PM 1.06 | 3:17AM 0.47 | 2:43PM 0.99 | 3:52AM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 |

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