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 2PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Belharra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2265 | 1811 | 1408 | 1367 | 1288 | 1524 | 1614 | 1590 | 1449 | 1264 | 1206 | 1077 | 1060 | 853 | 965 | 2663 | 2368 | 2368 | 2763 | 2655 | 2881 | 3151 | 2923 | 2843 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSE | SSE | SSE | SSW | S | SE | SSE | SSE | S | SE | SSW | ENE | NNE | ENE | SSE | SW | SW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32PM 2.90 | 1:07AM 2.88 | 1:27PM 2.93 | 1:55AM 2.99 | 2:15PM 3.00 | 2:36AM 3.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM 1.01 | 7:02AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.95 | 7:53AM 0.95 | 8:12PM 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

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