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 Audreselles at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Audreselles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | W | W | SW | W | WSW | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 90 | 101 | 108 | 111 | 171 | 182 | 172 | 141 | 120 | 80 | 63 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | SSE | S | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | WSW | N | N | N | NNW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 5.56 | 8:46AM 5.69 | 9:14PM 5.70 | 9:36AM 5.87 | 10:01PM 5.91 | 10:21AM 6.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 2.05 | 3:05AM 2.14 | 3:40PM 2.00 | 4:09AM 2.03 | 4:39PM 1.83 | 5:03AM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - |
| Sunset | 4:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

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