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 Tronoen at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tronoen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2805 | 3125 | 3075 | 3459 | 3237 | 2453 | 4356 | 4589 | 4810 | 4915 | 4682 | 4618 | 4384 | 3972 | 3436 | 3361 | 3004 | 2858 | 2581 | 2182 | 1938 | 1922 | 2492 | 2951 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:41PM 3.18 | 2:09AM 3.26 | 2:27PM 3.27 | 2:48AM 3.41 | 3:06PM 3.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:16AM 1.16 | 7:40PM 1.04 | 8:06AM 1.04 | 8:25PM 0.95 | 8:50AM 0.90 | 9:06PM 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

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