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 Ackergill at 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ackergill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | S | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSE | SSE | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | NW | W | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 310 | 203 | 138 | 125 | 123 | 69 | 60 | 35 | 66 | 29 | 83 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 64 | 100 | 172 | 232 | 203 | 137 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | WSW | W | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | 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) | 6:05AM 2.76 | 6:12PM 3.00 | 7:07AM 2.80 | 7:17PM 2.99 | 8:00AM 2.89 | 8:15PM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:54AM 1.71 | 12:51AM 1.26 | 1:05PM 1.66 | 1:44AM 1.27 | 2:04PM 1.57 | 2:29AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |

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