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 Alize at 9AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Alize. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 897 | 878 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 732 | 664 | 649 | 880 | 810 | 810 | 805 | 734 | 664 | 664 | 734 | 732 | 748 | 748 | 764 | 625 | 573 | 573 | 585 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | E | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 0.30 | 11:35AM 0.38 | 3:12AM 0.31 | 11:59AM 0.38 | 3:58AM 0.32 | 12:26PM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:13AM 0.29 | 7:29PM 0.14 | 5:57AM 0.30 | 8:03PM 0.10 | 6:39AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |

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