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 Bejuco at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bejuco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 75 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 69 | 85 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 45 | 116 | 58 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 56 | 56 | 101 | 114 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | NE | NE | W | S | ESE | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | ESE | S | SSE | ESE | ENE | NE | NNE | NE | SSE | SSW | SSW | E | E | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26AM 2.02 | 11:40PM 2.31 | 12:21PM 2.05 | 12:28AM 2.34 | 1:09PM 2.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:19AM 0.73 | 5:22PM 0.85 | 6:11AM 0.66 | 6:14PM 0.83 | 6:58AM 0.58 | 7:02PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |

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