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 Cannon Beach/Tolovana Beach at 3AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cannon Beach/Tolovana Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | WSW | W | W | W | WSW | W |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 553 | 493 | 657 | 942 | 910 | 2915 | 3505 | 4256 | 4046 | 3904 | 3160 | 2635 | 2236 | 2187 | 1818 | 1815 | 643 | 1717 | 4299 | 7045 | 7811 | 6670 | 3579 | 4362 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSE | S | S | S | S | SSW | SW | WSW | W | SW | S | SSE | S | SSW | S | S | S | SW | W | W | W | W | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 2.33 | 8:38AM 3.07 | 10:19PM 2.42 | 9:16AM 3.11 | 11:08PM 2.52 | 9:54AM 3.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:19AM 1.63 | 3:47PM 0.78 | 3:10AM 1.73 | 4:27PM 0.61 | 3:57AM 1.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:30 |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |

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