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 Ceron at 5PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ceron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 690 | 675 | 675 | 612 | 626 | 626 | 690 | 641 | 655 | 739 | 626 | 564 | 564 | 639 | 653 | 589 | 577 | 589 | 589 | 655 | 724 | 799 | 832 | 816 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | E | E | E | ESE | E | E | ESE | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | 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 | 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) | 11:06AM 0.39 | 2:47AM 0.27 | 11:33AM 0.40 | 3:48AM 0.28 | 12:02PM 0.40 | 4:28AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:01PM 0.14 | 4:56AM 0.27 | 7:41PM 0.10 | 5:32AM 0.27 | 8:17PM 0.06 | 6:10AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |

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