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 Vermelha at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vermelha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 115 | 117 | 96 | 98 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 338 | 336 | 343 | 311 | 272 | 239 | 311 | 386 | 580 | 492 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | NE | NNE | N | N | NE | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | N | NW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSE | SE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 0.48 | 10:07AM 0.45 | 12:05AM 0.53 | 10:54AM 0.47 | 12:35AM 0.58 | 11:33AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM 0.26 | 5:13AM 0.27 | 5:25PM 0.19 | 6:10AM 0.28 | 6:08PM 0.14 | 7:02AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 |

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