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 Audierne at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Audierne. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | W | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6779 | 4780 | 3484 | 2927 | 2093 | 1807 | 1942 | 2288 | 2876 | 3141 | 3420 | 2822 | 2974 | 3234 | 3198 | 3775 | 4507 | 3621 | 4041 | 4618 | 5446 | 5064 | 4809 | 4681 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SW | NNW | N | N |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:14AM 3.71 | 12:39PM 3.79 | 1:15AM 3.81 | 1:36PM 3.86 | 2:04AM 3.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:51PM 1.43 | 6:19AM 1.56 | 6:52PM 1.42 | 7:20AM 1.48 | 7:45PM 1.34 | 8:13AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - |
| Sunset | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |

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