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 Crackneck at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crackneck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ENE | ENE | SSE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | E | E | E | ENE | E | ENE | ENE | ENE | ENE | E | ENE |
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 172 | 143 | 167 | 97 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 53 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 31 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | S | SSE | SSE | SE | ESE | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | E | E | E | E | E | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:03PM 1.03 | 5:53AM 1.36 | 6:01PM 1.00 | 6:33AM 1.42 | 6:53PM 0.99 | 7:11AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07PM 0.37 | 12:28PM 0.46 | 11:47PM 0.39 | 1:16PM 0.39 | 12:28AM 0.39 | 1:58PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |

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