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 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Chicala. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 216 | 330 | 276 | 365 | 370 | 375 | 424 | 401 | 395 | 390 | 384 | 357 | 309 | 304 | 295 | 346 | 277 | 314 | 304 | 480 | 472 | 378 | 371 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | SSW | S | S | SE | ENE | SSW | WSW | SW | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | W | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | NW | NW | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 1.57 | 11:54AM 1.39 | 12:37AM 1.60 | 12:54PM 1.42 | 1:21AM 1.64 | 1:44PM 1.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 0.88 | 6:00PM 0.77 | 6:59AM 0.83 | 6:49PM 0.77 | 7:43AM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |

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