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 Airports at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Airports. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | NE | E | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 473 | 484 | 484 | 275 | 440 | 247 | 295 | 281 | 258 | 241 | 226 | 300 | 300 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 314 | 314 | 321 | 367 | 442 | 551 | 616 | 671 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- 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) | 12:51AM 0.63 | 12:17PM 0.79 | 1:44AM 0.64 | 12:56PM 0.81 | 2:27AM 0.65 | 1:32PM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 0.27 | 6:00AM 0.42 | 7:14PM 0.21 | 6:44AM 0.41 | 7:54PM 0.16 | 7:25AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |

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