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 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Toro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 64 | 85 | 115 | 81 | 47 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 56 | 82 | 73 | 53 | 75 | 160 | 324 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:23PM 0.01 | 3:20AM 0.02 | 2:01PM 0.01 | 3:53AM 0.02 | 2:37PM 0.01 | 4:27AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:43PM 0.00 | 10:17AM 0.01 | 8:15PM 0.00 | 10:55AM 0.01 | 8:50PM -0.00 | 11:30AM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2:52 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 |

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