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 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cabrera. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 92 | 89 | 95 | 109 | 142 | 136 | 144 | 131 | 125 | 81 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 180 | 207 | 257 | 135 | 100 | 69 | 66 | 47 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | ENE | ENE | N | NNE | NNW | NNE | NNE | ENE | E | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NNE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:55PM 0.13 | 6:53AM 0.16 | 5:33PM 0.12 | 7:27AM 0.18 | 6:14PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.09 | 11:39PM 0.03 | 1:04PM 0.09 | 12:05AM 0.03 | 2:02PM 0.08 | 12:34AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |

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