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 Colombus at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Colombus. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | NE | N | N | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | NNW | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE |
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 41 | 90 | 324 | 965 | 944 | 851 | 645 | 561 | 478 | 478 | 403 | 396 | 374 | 345 | 284 | 234 | 228 | 181 | 170 | 274 | 202 | 193 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | E | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | E | ENE | ESE | E | E | E | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | NE |
| 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 | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 0.21 | 6:49AM 0.43 | 6:18PM 0.20 | 7:28AM 0.44 | 7:04PM 0.19 | 8:07AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44PM -0.02 | 1:44PM 0.09 | 12:25AM -0.03 | 2:23PM 0.07 | 1:05AM -0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |

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