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 Wanjapu at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wanjapu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 277 | 220 | 260 | 314 | 371 | 371 | 437 | 427 | 395 | 385 | 456 | 692 | 763 | 640 | 614 | 606 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 499 | 526 | 451 | 386 | 380 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | N | W | W | WSW | S | E | NE | NE | NNE | NW | NW | N | ESE | ENE | E | NE | NE | NNW | NNW | E | E | ENE | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 1.88 | 8:36PM 2.47 | 9:49AM 1.98 | 9:15PM 2.57 | 10:24AM 2.07 | 9:51PM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:57AM 0.69 | 2:23PM 1.18 | 3:34AM 0.52 | 3:07PM 1.10 | 4:08AM 0.38 | 3:45PM 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 |

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