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 Dondra at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dondra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (?) | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 44 | 55 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 48 | 141 | 156 | 156 | 218 | 283 | 280 | 312 | 360 | 351 | 364 | 510 | 475 | 436 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | NNE | NNE | SE | S | SSW | WNW | WNW | NW | NNW | N | S | SW | W | W | WNW | NNE | NNE | NW | SSE | S | S | ESE | ENE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10AM 0.30 | 11:24PM 0.41 | 11:43AM 0.31 | 12:07AM 0.44 | 12:37PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:17AM 0.24 | 4:14PM 0.19 | 6:14AM 0.20 | 5:21PM 0.18 | 6:51AM 0.16 | 6:11PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |

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