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 Walung at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Walung. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 607 | 782 | 663 | 340 | 556 | 713 | 522 | 780 | 541 | 488 | 480 | 404 | 330 | 305 | 187 | 184 | 224 | 213 | 210 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 189 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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) | 12:45PM 1.21 | 1:01AM 0.94 | 1:21PM 1.30 | 1:45AM 0.97 | 1:54PM 1.38 | 2:22AM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:59AM 0.47 | 7:23PM 0.47 | 6:43AM 0.43 | 8:02PM 0.36 | 7:21AM 0.38 | 8:35PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |

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