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:

| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Walton-On-The-Naze. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | S | NNE | NNE | — | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSE | SW | SW | SW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 71 | 129 | 197 | 143 | 144 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNW | WNW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | W | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 3.62 | 10:21AM 3.62 | 10:51PM 3.71 | 11:05AM 3.70 | 11:28PM 3.79 | 11:46AM 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:20AM 1.17 | 4:38PM 0.87 | 5:03AM 1.04 | 5:19PM 0.88 | 5:43AM 0.93 | 5:59PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:44 | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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