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 Adraga at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Adraga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2153 | 2259 | 2281 | 2148 | 2088 | 1821 | 1630 | 2187 | 1408 | 3530 | 2617 | 4948 | 8119 | 9256 | 9747 | 9036 | 6230 | 8890 | 5893 | 6165 | 4873 | 3843 | 3184 | 2598 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | SE | SSE | SSW | SW | SW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:06PM 2.20 | 11:24AM 2.23 | 11:53PM 2.30 | 12:12PM 2.28 | 12:34AM 2.40 | 12:54PM 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:14AM 0.84 | 5:36PM 0.73 | 6:03AM 0.74 | 6:18PM 0.67 | 6:46AM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 |

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