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 Antiques at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Antiques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 104 | 86 | 77 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 104 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 146 | 193 | 283 | 276 | 381 | 427 | 422 | 427 | 890 | 900 | 740 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNE | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM 0.77 | 9:39PM 0.74 | 8:51AM 0.74 | 10:52PM 0.80 | 10:05AM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:08AM 0.54 | 2:37PM 0.38 | 3:16AM 0.57 | 3:50PM 0.34 | 4:56AM 0.54 | 4:45PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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