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 D Country at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at D Country. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | E | E | E | E | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | ENE | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | NE |
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 154 | 352 | 531 | 625 | 470 | 382 | 314 | 215 | 178 | 134 | 117 | 145 | 125 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ESE | SE | S | SSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | NNW | NNW | N | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:11PM 1.22 | 3:53AM 1.39 | 4:07PM 1.18 | 4:42AM 1.44 | 4:56PM 1.16 | 5:26AM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.15 | 10:05AM 0.27 | 10:04PM 0.16 | 10:58AM 0.25 | 10:49PM 0.15 | 11:48AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - |
| Sunset | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

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