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 Westport-The Corner at 9PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Westport-The Corner. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5173 | 3959 | 4812 | 3435 | 2798 | 2429 | 2514 | 3070 | 3037 | 1230 | 1352 | 2975 | 4680 | 6069 | 7269 | 6967 | 6263 | 5492 | 4679 | 3900 | 2824 | 2976 | 2422 | 1439 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | W | WSW | SW | S | S | S | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | W | WNW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:51PM 2.28 | 9:58AM 3.12 | 11:43PM 2.38 | 10:36AM 3.15 | 12:27AM 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:55PM 0.39 | 3:26AM 1.41 | 4:37PM 0.19 | 4:13AM 1.49 | 5:15PM 0.03 | 4:57AM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 |
| Sunset | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |

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