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 Barrio at 6AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Barrio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1136 | 1098 | 1090 | 1024 | 943 | 869 | 784 | 768 | 693 | 604 | 664 | 719 | 666 | 666 | 618 | 604 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 623 | 623 | 577 | 684 | 560 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | E | E | ESE | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | ESE | E | ENE | ENE | E | ESE | SE | S | SW | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 1.51 | 3:44PM 1.73 | 5:08AM 1.57 | 4:21PM 1.78 | 5:43AM 1.62 | 4:56PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 0.40 | 9:50AM 0.89 | 10:33PM 0.31 | 10:29AM 0.87 | 11:09PM 0.23 | 11:06AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |

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