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:
| Time (EET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cripplers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | W | — | — | — | — | — | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | NW | NW | W | NW |
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 58 | 61 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | E | SE | S | SW | W | WSW | WSW | SW | SE | E | NE | NNE | E | ENE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE | NNE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:18AM 0.18 | 6:54PM 0.23 | 7:22AM 0.19 | 7:33PM 0.25 | 8:11AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:35AM 0.11 | 12:14PM 0.09 | 1:32AM 0.08 | 1:02PM 0.09 | 2:15AM 0.06 | 1:43PM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:39 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |

70-foot plus waves predicted for Portuguese big wave tow surfing competition.

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