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 Thoulars at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Thoulars. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3951 | 3135 | 2111 | 1667 | 1423 | 975 | 946 | 968 | 1454 | 1526 | 1598 | 1598 | 1758 | 1889 | 2091 | 1783 | 2221 | 2385 | 3670 | 3410 | 3262 | 2662 | 2526 | 2198 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NE | E | E | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SE | SSW | WSW | SSE | SSE | ESE | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:31AM 3.03 | 12:52PM 3.15 | 1:27AM 3.14 | 1:46PM 3.20 | 2:13AM 3.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:54PM 1.11 | 6:18AM 1.22 | 6:51PM 1.09 | 7:16AM 1.14 | 7:42PM 1.03 | 8:07AM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - |
| Sunset | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |

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