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 Aoura at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aoura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | S | WNW | WNW | W | W | SW | SW | WSW | W | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | N | NE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | N | N | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26PM 1.61 | 5:15AM 1.56 | 4:04PM 1.66 | 5:53AM 1.65 | 4:40PM 1.71 | 6:29AM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:42AM 0.94 | 10:26PM 0.33 | 10:31AM 0.95 | 11:01PM 0.21 | 11:13AM 0.95 | 11:35PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 |
| Sunset | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |

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