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 Anconcito at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Anconcito. (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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WNW | WNW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 56 | 66 | 91 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 142 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 117 | 115 | 114 | 116 | 142 | 142 | 99 | 142 | 95 | 92 | 111 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 1.67 | 12:57AM 1.79 | 1:50PM 1.73 | 1:42AM 1.80 | 2:33PM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 0.56 | 6:53PM 0.79 | 7:27AM 0.49 | 7:44PM 0.75 | 8:09AM 0.42 | 8:28PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |

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