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 Trayhan's at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trayhan's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 66 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 52 | 91 | 176 | 299 | 286 | 287 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | WNW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 2.42 | 7:35AM 2.67 | 8:08PM 2.40 | 8:20AM 2.70 | 8:57PM 2.40 | 9:02AM 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:15AM 0.39 | 1:56PM 0.25 | 2:03AM 0.42 | 2:44PM 0.19 | 2:47AM 0.44 | 3:27PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:02 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -6 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -15 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -4 |

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