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 Boquines at 5PM is: 6.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 2.5m 18s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 21ft (6.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Boquines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNE | N | NNW | NNE | NW | NW | NW | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13210 | 13600 | 13090 | 12707 | 10157 | 7357 | 6399 | 6361 | 4987 | 3436 | 2807 | 2248 | 1748 | 1329 | 862 | 998 | 784 | 661 | 456 | 413 | 309 | 573 | 410 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:13AM 1.66 | 9:03PM 1.56 | 9:17AM 1.64 | 9:58PM 1.63 | 10:13AM 1.65 | 10:44PM 1.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 0.60 | 3:06AM 0.72 | 3:40PM 0.59 | 4:05AM 0.65 | 4:27PM 0.55 | 4:54AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |

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