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 Alkimos at 8PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Alkimos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 207 | 211 | 117 | 219 | 227 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 239 | 189 | 173 | 229 | 288 | 270 | 283 | 522 | 522 | 353 | 372 | 372 | 348 | 405 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | S | ESE | E | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | WNW | W | S | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | W | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:21PM 0.55 | 6:42PM 0.60 | 7:06PM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:16AM 0.17 | 4:28AM 0.12 | 4:47AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 35 | 35 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 |

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