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 Tofta at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tofta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 143 | 216 | 216 | 183 | 154 | 143 | 143 | 159 | 144 | 136 | 108 | 88 | 59 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:42AM 0.02 | 12:37PM 0.01 | 2:18AM 0.02 | 1:13PM 0.01 | 2:52AM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27PM 0.00 | 8:03AM 0.01 | 7:01PM 0.00 | 8:52AM 0.01 | 7:32PM 0.00 | 9:31AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:00 |
Rain (mm) | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

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