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 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Antiques. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 276 | 381 | 427 | 422 | 427 | 890 | 900 | 749 | 768 | 778 | 881 | 749 | 665 | 647 | 638 | 638 | 545 | 487 | 379 | 368 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | NE | ENE |
| 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 | 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- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:05AM 0.73 | 11:39PM 0.86 | 11:03AM 0.74 | 12:18AM 0.91 | 11:49AM 0.76 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 0.54 | 4:45PM 0.29 | 5:52AM 0.48 | 5:28PM 0.23 | 6:31AM 0.42 | 6:06PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |

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