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 Axim at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Axim. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 | 157 | 159 | 179 | 129 | 130 | 126 | 132 | 140 | 148 | 115 | 173 | 168 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 161 | 156 | 151 | 146 | 141 | 139 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | NW | WNW | NW | WNW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 0.89 | 12:33AM 1.14 | 1:33PM 0.93 | 1:15AM 1.14 | 2:20PM 0.98 | 1:56AM 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:56PM 0.53 | 7:14AM 0.38 | 6:52PM 0.53 | 7:53AM 0.31 | 7:42PM 0.51 | 8:29AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - |
| Sunset | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |

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