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 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anael. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | WNW | WNW | W | WNW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2233 | 2759 | 3420 | 3292 | 3295 | 3838 | 3004 | 3721 | 3834 | 3860 | 3831 | 3874 | 3907 | 5330 | 4151 | 4969 | 4902 | 4788 | 4468 | 4005 | 3629 | 3203 | 2909 | 2763 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSW | S | WSW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | WSW |
| 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- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:25PM 5.00 | 2:00AM 5.03 | 2:22PM 5.07 | 2:50AM 5.21 | 3:12PM 5.23 | 3:34AM 5.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 2.14 | 7:47PM 1.97 | 8:18AM 2.04 | 8:44PM 1.87 | 9:12AM 1.84 | 9:32PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |

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