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 Barricane at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Barricane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 524 | 705 | 838 | 1849 | 1986 | 2165 | 2174 | 2186 | 2380 | 2440 | 2344 | 2242 | 1485 | 1102 | 1207 | 1121 | 1034 | 947 | 849 | 874 | 918 | 918 | 893 | 881 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | NNE | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 7.09 | 1:42PM 7.31 | 2:19AM 7.24 | 2:41PM 7.43 | 3:13AM 7.50 | 3:33PM 7.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 3.00 | 7:20AM 3.08 | 7:58PM 2.94 | 8:20AM 2.92 | 8:54PM 2.76 | 9:14AM 2.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |

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