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 V-Land at 1AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at V-Land. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 363 | 334 | 349 | 396 | 396 | 396 | 405 | 328 | 321 | 328 | 367 | 328 | 321 | 314 | 307 | 275 | 262 | 216 | 211 | 192 | 171 | 191 | 171 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | NW | W | WSW | W | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | NNW | N | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:19PM 0.21 | 9:02AM 0.41 | 9:55PM 0.17 | 9:33AM 0.41 | 11:20PM 0.15 | 10:05AM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 0.18 | 1:08AM 0.13 | 5:22PM 0.14 | 1:17AM 0.14 | 6:42PM 0.10 | 1:22AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |

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