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 Chernobyl at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Chernobyl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E |
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 146 | 289 | 1176 | 1503 | 1176 | 835 | 734 | 640 | 599 | 531 | 509 | 399 | 346 | 219 | 165 | 270 | 222 | 196 | 76 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | NW | NW | N | NNE | N | N | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE | E | E | E | E | E | E |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41PM 0.19 | 4:25AM 0.30 | 4:33PM 0.18 | 5:15AM 0.33 | 5:18PM 0.17 | 6:00AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:46AM -0.21 | 9:51PM -0.27 | 10:46AM -0.21 | 10:38PM -0.28 | 11:38AM -0.22 | 11:20PM -0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |

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