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 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Temples. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 314 | 444 | 381 | 432 | 406 | 385 | 390 | 683 | 683 | 648 | 623 | 606 | 466 | 466 | 459 | 447 | 422 | 398 | 444 | 444 | 431 | 363 | 398 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | NNW | WNW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | NW | NNE | ENE | E | ESE | SSE | NW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19PM 2.22 | 9:34AM 1.73 | 8:58PM 2.31 | 10:09AM 1.81 | 9:35PM 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:58PM 1.06 | 3:17AM 0.47 | 2:43PM 0.99 | 3:52AM 0.35 | 3:23PM 0.92 | 4:25AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 |

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