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 Cabrera at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cabrera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ESE | ESE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | SE | SE | ESE | SE | ESE | E | E | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 51 | 68 | 83 | 110 | 107 | 93 | 143 | 86 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | NNE | NNE | NE | ENE | E | ENE | NNE | NNE | NE | NNE | N | ESE | SSW | SSW | WSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | NW | WSW | SSW | WNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:27AM 0.18 | 6:14PM 0.11 | 8:00AM 0.19 | 6:53PM 0.11 | 8:35AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05AM 0.03 | 2:02PM 0.08 | 12:34AM 0.02 | 2:44PM 0.08 | 1:06AM 0.02 | 3:28PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |

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