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 Bridges at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bridges. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | N | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | N | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 18 | 41 | 36 | 90 | 324 | 942 | 944 | 786 | 667 | 561 | 478 | 478 | 457 | 396 | 367 | 400 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | N | NNE | ENE | E | E | ESE | E | NE | N | NE | E | SSE | E | E | E | E | NE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:42PM 0.23 | 6:10AM 0.42 | 5:30PM 0.21 | 6:49AM 0.43 | 6:18PM 0.20 | 7:28AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:03PM 0.00 | 1:02PM 0.11 | 11:44PM -0.02 | 1:44PM 0.09 | 12:25AM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |

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