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 Anael at 9AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Anael. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3004 | 3734 | 3920 | 3609 | 2436 | 3874 | 3907 | 4326 | 4606 | 4853 | 4529 | 4682 | 4209 | 3594 | 3324 | 3158 | 2763 | 2684 | 2200 | 1893 | 1952 | 2382 | 2897 | 3152 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | NW | NW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:22PM 5.07 | 2:50AM 5.21 | 3:12PM 5.23 | 3:34AM 5.43 | 3:55PM 5.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:18AM 2.04 | 8:44PM 1.87 | 9:12AM 1.84 | 9:32PM 1.71 | 9:58AM 1.59 | 10:15PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

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