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 Campbells at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Campbells. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSE | S | S | S | S | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | WNW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 312 | 222 | 158 | 121 | 121 | 83 | 108 | 115 | 115 | 102 | 141 | 304 | 560 | 633 | 623 | 566 | 429 | 349 | 349 | 273 | 195 | 146 | 128 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | S | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SW | WSW | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09AM 0.66 | 12:59PM 0.26 | 2:41AM 0.70 | 1:45PM 0.24 | 3:14AM 0.72 | 2:26PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:43AM 0.22 | 6:49PM 0.06 | 10:19AM 0.19 | 7:22PM 0.05 | 10:53AM 0.17 | 7:57PM 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |

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