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 Chameau at 3AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Chameau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2705 | 2230 | 2005 | 1748 | 1322 | 1093 | 972 | 824 | 669 | 534 | 419 | 412 | 347 | 347 | 260 | 197 | 197 | 194 | 186 | 260 | 254 | 366 | 361 | 352 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 0.44 | 9:31AM 0.54 | 10:20PM 0.47 | 10:04AM 0.57 | 11:01PM 0.49 | 10:34AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50AM 0.31 | 4:07PM 0.27 | 3:44AM 0.30 | 4:43PM 0.21 | 4:26AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |

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