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 Corvette at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Corvette. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SE | SE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SSE | SSE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SE | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 137 | 137 | 76 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 176 | 168 | 182 | 220 | 246 | 275 | 269 | 269 | 240 | 235 | 224 | 251 | 610 | 794 | 1081 | 1122 | 1433 | 1379 | |
Wind (km/h) | E | E | E | ESE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SE | SE | SE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 0.95 | 4:19PM 1.00 | 5:53AM 1.03 | 5:09PM 0.98 | 6:39AM 1.10 | 5:56PM 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:29AM 0.59 | 11:04PM 0.28 | 11:37AM 0.59 | 11:46PM 0.23 | 12:32PM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:03 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |

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