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 Belharra at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Belharra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2958 | 2921 | 2842 | 2515 | 2655 | 2727 | 2519 | 2290 | 2064 | 1778 | 1401 | 1216 | 932 | 904 | 1638 | 6169 | 14260 | 15328 | 14413 | 14114 | 11020 | 10468 | 9827 | 9326 | |
Wind (km/h) | WNW | WNW | WSW | W | WSW | WNW | NW | W | SE | SE | SSE | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:15PM 3.00 | 2:36AM 3.12 | 2:57PM 3.09 | 3:14AM 3.24 | 3:35PM 3.18 | 3:50AM 3.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 0.88 | 8:37AM 0.82 | 8:53PM 0.79 | 9:18AM 0.69 | 9:32PM 0.70 | 9:57AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - |
| Sunset | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |

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