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 Toro at 4PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Toro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 | 146 | 137 | 119 | 84 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 66 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:42PM 0.01 | 2:46AM 0.02 | 1:23PM 0.01 | 3:20AM 0.02 | 2:01PM 0.01 | 3:53AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:43AM 0.01 | 7:12PM 0.00 | 9:35AM 0.01 | 7:43PM 0.00 | 10:17AM 0.01 | 8:15PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

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