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 Boulders at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Boulders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | 93 | 127 | 127 | 203 | 266 | 255 | 255 | 251 | 238 | 215 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 199 | 124 | 122 | 120 | 118 | 116 | 109 | 60 | 65 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | ESE | E | ENE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | N | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 0.91 | 3:00PM 0.98 | 3:20AM 0.89 | 3:42PM 0.99 | 4:04AM 0.88 | 4:20PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:30PM 0.30 | 8:42AM 0.27 | 9:21PM 0.29 | 9:24AM 0.28 | 10:06PM 0.26 | 10:04AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |

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