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 Amouli at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Amouli. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 90 | 196 | 171 | 209 | 209 | 203 | 149 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 168 | 158 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 61 | 47 | 68 | 99 | 118 | 118 | 139 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | NE | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:55PM 0.92 | 3:15AM 0.84 | 3:36PM 0.93 | 3:59AM 0.83 | 4:15PM 0.94 | 4:40AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:37AM 0.26 | 9:16PM 0.27 | 9:20AM 0.26 | 10:00PM 0.25 | 9:59AM 0.26 | 10:40PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 28 |

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