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 Aileen's at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aileen's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3621 | 3503 | 3625 | 3829 | 3287 | 3059 | 2860 | 2581 | 4110 | 4898 | 5404 | 5037 | 4969 | 5266 | 4965 | 4552 | 4163 | 3609 | 3558 | 3413 | 3065 | 2859 | 2844 | 3008 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | NW | WNW | W | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W | SW | SW | S | SSE | SSE | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 3.32 | 1:39AM 3.43 | 1:58PM 3.36 | 2:28AM 3.55 | 2:50PM 3.46 | 3:11AM 3.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 1.43 | 7:30PM 1.19 | 8:03AM 1.29 | 8:19PM 1.14 | 8:49AM 1.13 | 9:02PM 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |

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