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 Adria at 6AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Adria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | — | — | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE |
| Period(s) (?) | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 45 | 71 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 37 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | N | ESE | SE | SE | SSE | ENE | ESE | E | ESE | SSW | E | N | WNW | W | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29PM 0.45 | 7:19AM 0.69 | 10:06PM 0.49 | 7:44AM 0.70 | 10:40PM 0.53 | 8:10AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:47AM 0.40 | 2:52PM 0.05 | 1:35AM 0.42 | 3:17PM 0.00 | 2:17AM 0.44 | 3:44PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:31 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

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