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 Boneyards at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Boneyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | N | WNW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 318 | 250 | 167 | 129 | 96 | 336 | 606 | 702 | 1990 | 2067 | 1874 | 1609 | 1281 | 1026 | 907 | 1626 | 1604 | 1407 | 1245 | 1048 | 888 | 861 | 723 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | NNW | E | SE | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:43AM 0.58 | 9:04AM 0.45 | 1:09AM 0.65 | 9:36AM 0.41 | 1:36AM 0.70 | 10:21AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:07AM 0.44 | 5:03PM 0.13 | 8:45AM 0.41 | 5:28PM 0.10 | 9:27AM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 |

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