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 Bunmahon at 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSE | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 446 | 560 | 557 | 673 | 763 | 846 | 1001 | 1364 | 1767 | 2116 | 1935 | 1016 | 753 | 525 | 392 | 131 | 191 | 133 | 64 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | WNW | NW | NW | NNW | NNW | NW | NW | NNW | NW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 3.05 | 12:34AM 2.89 | 1:08PM 3.00 | 1:36AM 2.93 | 2:04PM 3.03 | 2:31AM 3.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:37PM 1.10 | 7:01AM 1.06 | 7:38PM 1.09 | 8:02AM 1.05 | 8:33PM 1.01 | 8:56AM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - |
| Sunset | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |

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