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 Burgerworld at 5PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Burgerworld. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 539 | 612 | 605 | 597 | 631 | 695 | 685 | 536 | 667 | 667 | 597 | 390 | 363 | 347 | 304 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 277 | 251 | 211 | 252 | |
Wind (km/h) | N | NNW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | N | N | W | W | WNW | NNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 1.09 | 5:21AM 0.68 | 5:33PM 1.12 | 6:01AM 0.69 | 6:10PM 1.15 | 6:39AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:35PM 0.24 | 10:24AM 0.23 | 12:07AM 0.18 | 11:06AM 0.19 | 12:39AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |

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