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 2AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Adraga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6288 | 5965 | 4729 | 4301 | 4102 | 3607 | 2979 | 2423 | 2088 | 1761 | 1732 | 3183 | 16269 | 18357 | 17239 | 17718 | 14989 | 14485 | 13170 | 10785 | 12342 | 11309 | 11712 | 13356 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | N | NE | SE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | SW | N | N | N | NNW | N | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:34AM 2.40 | 12:54PM 2.34 | 1:13AM 2.50 | 1:33PM 2.41 | 1:49AM 2.59 | 2:10PM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:18PM 0.67 | 6:46AM 0.64 | 6:57PM 0.61 | 7:24AM 0.54 | 7:34PM 0.55 | 8:01AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 17 | 14 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

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