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 Chicala at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 102 | 264 | 54 | 57 | 58 | 114 | 157 | 219 | 216 | 330 | 276 | 365 | 370 | 375 | 424 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 384 | 357 | 347 | 304 | 295 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | SE | ESE | SE | W | SW | SSW | S | SSE | S | SSE | SSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | SSE | N | WNW | W | WSW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 1.56 | 10:44AM 1.40 | 11:46PM 1.57 | 11:54AM 1.39 | 12:37AM 1.60 | 12:54PM 1.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.92 | 5:05PM 0.76 | 6:07AM 0.88 | 6:00PM 0.77 | 6:59AM 0.83 | 6:49PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 |

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