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 Trestrignel at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm 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 (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trestrignel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2531 | 2394 | 2987 | 2987 | 3434 | 2763 | 2763 | 2763 | 3199 | 2870 | 2420 | 2386 | 2069 | 2009 | 1760 | 1667 | 1632 | 2043 | 2457 | 2843 | 3035 | 11727 | 24012 | 22245 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | N | NNW | NW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | 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) | 3:22PM 5.64 | 3:51AM 5.81 | 4:14PM 5.82 | 4:37AM 6.05 | 4:59PM 6.05 | 5:19AM 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:45PM 2.12 | 10:14AM 2.08 | 10:34PM 1.92 | 10:59AM 1.79 | 11:17PM 1.68 | 11:40AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |

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