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 Bunkers at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bunkers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | SW | SW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 227 | 215 | 209 | 130 | 128 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 51 | 47 | 74 | 226 | 259 | 888 | 1254 | 842 | 770 | 505 | 475 | 711 | 1404 | 1490 | 970 | 759 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | SSW | SW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SW | S | SSE | S | SSW | SW | WSW | SW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24PM 0.32 | 1:44AM 0.27 | 2:08PM 0.32 | 2:26AM 0.28 | 2:52PM 0.31 | 3:09AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 0.07 | 7:41AM 0.06 | 8:29PM 0.07 | 8:20AM 0.06 | 8:58PM 0.07 | 9:01AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:42 |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

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