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 Bracklesham at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bracklesham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | S | S | S | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 102 | 143 | 162 | 181 | 241 | 213 | 227 | 220 | 170 | 194 | 163 | 164 | 144 | 160 | 135 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 103 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | NNW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NW | W | SSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32PM 3.53 | 8:03AM 3.78 | 8:36PM 3.66 | 8:57AM 3.90 | 9:26PM 3.84 | 9:42AM 4.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 1.46 | 1:25AM 1.43 | 2:00PM 1.35 | 2:15AM 1.36 | 2:45PM 1.21 | 3:00AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - |
| Sunset | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |

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