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:
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | SE | SSE | SSE | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNW | N | N | N | NNW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 38 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 20 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.19 | 5:36PM 0.20 | 7:13AM 0.21 | 6:19PM 0.19 | 7:48AM 0.23 | 7:00PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:03PM 0.12 | 12:21AM 0.05 | 1:03PM 0.11 | 12:52AM 0.04 | 1:51PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:04 | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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