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 Digger at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WITA) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Digger. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | SE | ENE | NW | WNW | NW | NNW | S | S | S | NE | NW | NW | NW | SW | S | SSE | S | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | S | S |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 2.28 | 8:46AM 1.70 | 8:19PM 2.33 | 9:59AM 1.78 | 9:04PM 2.40 | 10:49AM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44AM 0.99 | 1:40PM 1.31 | 3:36AM 0.79 | 2:45PM 1.34 | 4:16AM 0.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 |

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