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 ADs/Doubles at 12PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at ADs/Doubles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | E | S | SSE | NW | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | E | E | E | E | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 55 | 83 | 86 | 89 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46AM 0.29 | 12:47AM 0.56 | 11:36AM 0.24 | 1:20AM 0.61 | 12:24PM 0.21 | 1:51AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:56AM 0.22 | 5:27PM -0.00 | 8:02AM 0.18 | 5:55PM -0.01 | 8:51AM 0.14 | 6:24PM -0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |

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